• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

Recent content by Mark Dohle

  1. Mark Dohle

    Our Place in the Body of Christ

    Our Place in the Body of Chris Silence allows us to get in touch with our sorrows so that we can enter them and unite them to the sorrows of Jesus. Then our sufferings are no longer obstacles in our path to God but actually become the path to union with Him. When Mary embraced her Son as in...
  2. Our Place in the Body of Christ

    Our Place in the Body of Christ

    Our Place in the Body of Christ Silence allows us to get in touch with our sorrows so that we can enter them and unite them to the sorrows of Jesus. Then our sufferings are no longer obstacles in our path to God but actually become the path to union with Him. When Mary embraced her Son as in...
  3. Mark Dohle

    Tragedy in Gaza

    Tragedy in Gaza One of the monks shared a heartbreaking story about a family in Gaza devastated by bombings. They were a family of twelve, with ten children. This tragedy reminded me of my own family. In one horrific instance, a bomb struck their home, killing the husband and nine of the ten...
  4. Tragedy in Gaza

    Tragedy in Gaza

    Tragedy in Gaza One of the monks shared a heartbreaking story about a family in Gaza devastated by bombings. They were a family of twelve, with ten children. This tragedy reminded me of my own family. In one horrific instance, a bomb struck their home, killing the husband and nine of the ten...
  5. Mark Dohle

    Grace At Work

    Grace At Work Trust in God takes time in each life. We each grow at a different pace, but the Holy Spirit is patient and is constantly working with us. When we pray, it is the Holy Spirit that calls us. Distractions are not a problem that many people make of them. Some days prayer is easy...
  6. Grace At Work

    Grace At Work

    Grace At Work Trust in God takes time in each life. We each grow at a different pace, but the Holy Spirit is patient and is constantly working with us. When we pray, it is the Holy Spirit that calls us. Distractions are not a problem that many people make of them. Some days prayer is easy...
  7. Mark Dohle

    Our Cloister Garden

    Our Cloister Garden This morning, we experienced a brief but gentle rain. Our cloister garden, dark green and vibrant, seemed to come alive, with all the trees and plants looking 'happy'. For nearly 55 years, I have walked through this garden, traveling to and from church. During the day, I...
  8. Our Cloister Garden

    Our Cloister Garden

    Our Cloister Garden This morning, we experienced a brief but gentle rain. Our cloister garden, dark green and vibrant, seemed to come alive, with all the trees and plants looking 'happy'. For nearly 55 years, I have walked through this garden, traveling to and from church. During the day, I...
  9. Mark Dohle

    Faith Lived Out

    Faith Lived Out September 15—“Who could be happier than you, My Christians? The same Father—Mine. The same mother—Mine. And I—your brother. Bossis, Gabrielle. He and I (p. 41). Pauline Books and Media. Kindle Edition. If our faith is not lived out, but dormant, our understanding will be...
  10. Faith Lived Out

    Faith Lived Out

    Faith Lived Out September 15—“Who could be happier than you, My Christians? The same Father—Mine. The same mother—Mine. And I—your brother. Bossis, Gabrielle. He and I (p. 41). Pauline Books and Media. Kindle Edition. If our faith is not lived out, but dormant, our understanding will be...
  11. Mark Dohle

    Stop Running Away

    Stop Running Away Before reaching the wounds, we must discover our disorders. Acquiring knowledge of our wounds is a process. As we dig within ourselves, before reaching the wounds, we discover layers of disordered tendencies that are affecting our behavior. A disorder is any behavior that is...
  12. Stop Running Away

    Stop Running Away

    Stop Running Away Before reaching the wounds, we must discover our disorders. Acquiring knowledge of our wounds is a process. As we dig within ourselves, before reaching the wounds, we discover layers of disordered tendencies that are affecting our behavior. A disorder is any behavior that is...
  13. Mark Dohle

    Wounds of Christ

    Christ’s Wounds We have already learned that we are healed by touching the wounds of Jesus. Only His wounds can heal because, unlike us, He willingly suffered them with pure love and forgiveness. Therefore, Satan could not infect them with hate or any other poison. This means that Christ’s...
  14. Christ Wounds

    Christ Wounds

    Christ’s Wounds We have already learned that we are healed by touching the wounds of Jesus. Only His wounds can heal because, unlike us, He willingly suffered them with pure love and forgiveness. Therefore, Satan could not infect them with hate or any other poison. This means that Christ’s...
  15. Mark Dohle

    Comment by 'Mark Dohle' in 'Learn to Endure'

    You are loved by God and nothing will change that. There will be more in the future. Jesus knows all of it, yet loves you with an eternal heart filled with compassion for you. Trust always my friend. Peace Br. Mark