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  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. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. Mark Dohle

    Learn to Endure

    Learn to Endure “Jesus, I Surrender My Life To You Take Care of Everything” After my heart surgery, they had to keep me loaded up on some strong drugs, for pain, of course. I have never liked drugs; in fact when I was very young in the Navy, I was surrounded by men who were highly...
  9. Mark Dohle

    When Our Wounds Are Healed

    When Our Wounds Are Healed In Chapter Two—At the Foot of the Cross—we learned the importance of digging deep within us to pull out our entire root system of sin. Now we learn that, buried with our sins, there is also a root system of disordered tendencies, anxieties, and fears that are...
  10. Mark Dohle

    Receive the Brokenness of All People

    Receive the Brokenness of All People I asked Jesus how to live as His companion of love. It is easy when I am in prayer, and He allows me to feel His presence and to see His gaze, but during the day, there are so many distractions. Jesus said: Be attentive to each person you encounter in your...
  11. Mark Dohle

    Suffering With Christ

    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...
  12. Mark Dohle

    Letter to a Prisoner at Christmas

    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...
  13. Mark Dohle

    Live Your Faith In Advent

    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 man...
  14. Mark Dohle

    Being Thankful is not Always Easy

    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...
  15. Mark Dohle

    Not a Doormat

    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...
  16. Mark Dohle

    Dealing with Our Inner Voices

    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...
  17. Mark Dohle

    Speaking the Truth

    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...
  18. Mark Dohle

    The Precious Blood (God with us)

    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...
  19. Mark Dohle

    Faith, Struggle, and Rites of Passage

    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 Me...
  20. Mark Dohle

    Longing for God

    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...
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