“(We should be anchored on God who is) the rock in its varied forms, which do not touch the essence, and yet alter the perspective in no small way.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Photo by Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm.
Today, November 14, is the feast of All Carmelite Saints. Who are the saints of Carmel? They are hermits of Mount Carmel who “lived in small cells, similar to the cells of a beehive, they lived as God’s bees, gathering the divine honey of spiritual consolation.” They are mendicants of the first medieval communities, who …
Jesus told his disciples a parableabout the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.He said, “There was a judge in a certain townwho neither feared God nor respected any human being.And a widow in that town used to come to him and say,‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’For a long …
“Not to divide our hearts between God and the world. See the world with God in the background, so that He does not create a contrast with it.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Photo by Br. Ritche T. Salgado, O.Carm.
Jesus said to his disciples:“As it was in the days of Noah,so it will be in the days of the Son of Man;they were eating and drinking,marrying and giving in marriage up to the daythat Noah entered the ark,and the flood came and destroyed them all.Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot:they were …
“There is no more urgent need than total surrender to God, putting oneself totally in his hands. In his infinite, and therefore in his incomprehensible love… He wishes to fill us with himself, if only we wish to be filled by him and do not close our hearts to him by filling them with things …
Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come,Jesus said in reply,“The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed,and no one will announce, ‘Look, here it is,’ or, ‘There it is.’For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.” Then he said to his disciples,“The days will come when you will …
“To consider life as a march through the Desert to Horeb in order to see God there and in the contemplation of God to give a totally new dimension to life. To make of life a foretaste of heaven by already here seeing God united with us as much as possible, God living and working …
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed.And one …
“People have to see God again and live in contemplation of God. This is called mysticism. So be it. I can even applaud this usage if in it I can find the expression of the truth that in mysticism we have to see the progressive and highest development of what has potentially been posited in …