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Suffering with Christ (Not an easy lesson) The path that Christians are called to walk is not easy. The revelation of Jesus to the world is about the infinite love of the Father. To see Jesus is to see the Father. Jesus shows us the passionate love that God has for all of us. He brings to our...
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Letter to a Prisoner at Christmas December 13, 2024 Dear Gregory, I ordered the books you asked for. They should arrive before you get this letter, specifically on Tuesday, December 17th. I love Amazon for making it easy to send items to you. I will also pray for the new warden, as it is...
Live your faith in Advent Advent, for those who practice it, is a place of peace, contemplation, and, yes, rest from the whirlwind of the holiday season. They can give an answer for the season: it is the reality of the love of God who has shown himself to us through Jesus Christ. God became...
Being Thankful is not Always Easy It is not always easy being thankful, as we age our burdens can pile up, when cynical or bitter, it is difficult to see a brighter light, yet faith is a way of seeing, of being, based on a sober choice, to be bitter or thankful, a choice as well, yet, it can...
Not a Doormat “Jesus commands us to take our Cross and follow Him, but that does not mean we should condone abusive behavior. Allowing others to use us as “doormats” or failing to stand up for ourselves is to live in bondage, not humility. Jesus came to set us free from disorders, fears...
Dealing with Our Inner Voices To live in humility is to live always in total confidence of God’s love, protection, and guidance and, therefore, to have no concern for yourself when others insult you—or praise you. Secure in God’s love, you don’t have to base your identity on whether or not...
Speaking the Truth The Lord is preparing us for persecution. In this time of darkness, those who speak the truth will be persecuted and misunderstood. Are we ready? That’s why we have to crucify ourselves, because, as long as we are attached to our reputations, to being affirmed and liked...
The Precious Blood (God with us) You are My beloved spouse of My Most Precious Blood. It is My Blood that refreshes the soul and brings forth new life in the Spirit. My little one, My Blood, poured out for mankind, has been trampled on. It has not been received as My gift of Myself to humanity...
Faith, Struggle, and Rites of Passage The human existence here on earth is full of struggle, challenges, difficulties, sufferings, trials, and tears because of the Fall. I came to transform human suffering through My death and resurrection. The Holy Family lived the human condition through...
Longing for God Only love radiates the light of God, for His light is love. The light of Jesus Christ is love that suffers for all and with all, love in pain and sorrow, love that enters into the brokenness of humanity and receives her brokenness into Himself to heal and restore her in God...
Trial by Fire St. Ignatius also teaches that while we are under a storm, we are being purified by fire, and the Lord does not speak. Instead, He gives us the grace to remain faithful to what He had told us previously. Therefore, during the storm, do not make changes in your life. Hold firm...
The Struggle with Our Thoughts One does not arrive at virtue except through knowledge of self and knowledge of Me, which knowledge is more perfectly acquired in the time of temptation, because then man knows himself to be nothing, being unable to lift off himself the pains and...
Addictions, anxiety, intelligence and the NDE There is a saying “talk is cheap” and it is very true. For me to talk of ‘trusting God’ no matter how bleak things get is easy to expand on, but not so easy when I am in the midst of some inner turmoil, or worse, an inner void. While it is true that...
In Times of Trial In times of trial, we are vulnerable to temptations that promise to resolve our problems. Like the Israelites in the desert, we are tempted to return to Egypt. It seemed better for them to be slaves than to persevere in the adverse conditions of the desert. To go forward...
The reason behind so many NDE’s There was a man here this week who is wheelchair bound. He has been coming every year for 25 years and is well known. We talked for a few minutes the other night and he related to me that 17 years ago he was in an automobile accident and was dead for 9...
"When we have nothing left but God, we discover that God is enough. A few years ago I saw a picture online of a man standing on a dock looking down at the water and the caption said "when we have nothing left but God, we discover that God is enough." In my own life I have found that statement...
The world our heart dwells in So, the “Prodigal son” is by himself, alone, bereft of friends, hungry and literally living in a pig-sty. Who knows how long he has been away from his family and probably never thought about them, or when he did, it was perhaps in mockery and disdain. Being...
Monastic life and the Holy Spirit (the struggle with evil) Chapter talk 2018 The Good Zeal Of Monks (The Rule Of St. Benedict – Chapter 72) Just as there is a wicked zeal of bitterness which separates from God and leads to hell, so there is a good zeal which separates from evil and leads to...
Crying Out to God Psalm 51 is a powerful prayer of repentance for this stage of the Path. In this prayer, we beg the Lord to have mercy upon us and to cleanse us from all our sins. We cry out to God to create a clean heart in us, making it whiter than snow. The Love Crucified Community. The...
Deep Roots Sins are like weeds: we may cut the leaves, but as long as the roots remain, more leaves will soon come up. We must dig deep and pull out the entire root system—the hidden part that thrives beneath the surface. Many times, in confession, we give the Lord only the visible sins (the...

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