What is this book about? "The Wisdom of the Poor One of Assisi," translated from French, explores St. Francis of Assisi's darkest period. When his vision for the Friars' community is rejected, he retreats to a hermitage for winter, facing … [Read more...]
My summary of this inspiring book on the priesthood will consist of my favourite quotes from each chapter with a brief commentary for each quote, hoping that it will inspire you for further reflection, prayer, and a desire to read the book yourself … [Read more...]
What is this book about? Remain in Me is for priests and deacons to use for reflection, prayer, and for discussion. Deacon Keating's wonderful little book addresses their mutual dedication to "remain in Christ" even in the service of … [Read more...]
On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you in God's personal love for you, especially during times of desolation or darkness? If you answered less than 10, this book is for YOU :) Conference 1: Love for Love God loved us first so that we might love … [Read more...]
What is this book about? Contemporary spiritual writer Fr. Donald Haggerty provides a profound exploration of the journey of Christian conversion through his insightful observations. In this collection of concise, meditative reflections, Fr. … [Read more...]
From Fr. Haggerty's book, Conversion: Spiritual Insights Into an Essential Encounter with God Shortly after World War II, in Paris, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who had survived the German occupation while losing his parents to the concentration … [Read more...]
Who is Mirjana Soldo? Mirjana Dragičević-Soldo was born in Sarajevo, ex-Yugoslavia, on March 18, 1965. Her life was dramatically changed in 1981 when she and five other young people experienced an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a small village … [Read more...]
Pierre-Paul Cardinal Philippe (1905-1984) was a Dominican priest who taught at the Pontificium Athenaeum Angelicum in Rome, where he had Karol Wojtyla (future Pope John Paul II) as a student. In 1959, he became secretary of the Vatican's Congregation … [Read more...]
"O priest, who are you? You are not yourself because you are God. You are not of yourself because you are the servant and minister of Christ. You are not your own because you are the spouse of the Church. You are not yourself because you are the … [Read more...]
In his book, A Journey with Jonah: The Spirituality of Bewilderment, Fr. Paul Murray describes the American Trappist monk Thomas Merton as a modern-day Jonah the prophet. Like all of us, Merton suffered from "the Jonah syndrome." What is "the … [Read more...]
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