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Month: November 2018
GREAT GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
The heading above was on the Internet in one of the hundreds of Emails I get on buying something I just can’t do without. That got me thinking in my Lectio Divina reflection (Phil 2:5), what is a gift I can receive at Christmas… Continue Reading “GREAT GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS”
OBEDIENCE: The Archetypal Sin
The following is excerpted from my new book, GETTING THERE FROM HERE: A Lay Cistercian reflects on Cistercian Charisms and how they move us to conversion of life from self to God. I have dedicated this book to the late Father Anthony Delisi, O.C.S.O., our Lay Cistercian spiritual… Continue Reading “OBEDIENCE: The Archetypal Sin”
WAYS TO APPROACH THE MYSTERY OF FAITH WITHOUT FRYING YOUR NEURONS A Lay Cistercian reflects how to approach the Mystery of Faith for those who wait before the Blessed Sacrament.
What follows is excerpted from my latest book, WAYS TO APPROACH THE MYSTERY OF FAITH WITHOUT FRYING YOUR NEURONS: A Lay Cistercian reflects how to approach the Mystery of Faith for those who wait before the Blessed Sacrament. I have added Internet resources so that this may… Continue Reading “WAYS TO APPROACH THE MYSTERY OF FAITH WITHOUT FRYING YOUR NEURONS A Lay Cistercian reflects how to approach the Mystery of Faith for those who wait before the Blessed Sacrament.”
THE ART OF SPIRITUALITY
THE ART OF SPIRITUALITY I have excerpted some ideas about the great Mysterium Fidei, the Mystery of Faith, from my most recent book entitled, YOU JUST MADE YOUR PROFESSION AS A CATHOLIC, NOW WHAT? A Lay Cistercian reflects on ten exercises you need to sustain Christ… Continue Reading “THE ART OF SPIRITUALITY”
THE SMELL OF SIN
It might seem like an anomaly to say that sin can have a smell. I must be the only one who thinks this but I can smell hatred, I can smell what is rotten. I can see what decays and is not sustaining of… Continue Reading “THE SMELL OF SIN”
SIXTY SECOND CATHOLIC: Serving Two Masters
Scripture tells us we cannot serve two masters. This is the classic “either-or” dichotomy. You can do both. You must choose one. Jesus uses this dilemma is describing choices. I think this is worth an examination. There are probably many of these choices that… Continue Reading “SIXTY SECOND CATHOLIC: Serving Two Masters”
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