Anthony Morello offers a concise yet rich summary of St. Teresa of Avila's teachings on prayer within the framework of lectio divina. Rooted in Carmelite spirituality, which draws deeply from monastic traditions, lectio divina involves a prayerful … [Read more...]
Click here for a PowerPoint version of these slides with videos from Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" Below are some of the slides (without video). … [Read more...]
Last night, in preparation for the Virtual Parish's Palm Sunday Mass, Sisters John Mary, Angela Marie, and Maria Serra, shared their unique way of "praying through Holy Week." Click here for an article in the BC Catholic about this spirituality for … [Read more...]
This summary is taken from a section of Dom Augustin Guillerand's book, "The Prayer of the Presence of God," found online @ https://catholicexchange.com/can-prepare-heart-pray Dom Augustin Guillerand (1877-1945) was a French Carthusian monk who … [Read more...]
Here's a paper I wrote for my Scripture class on Wisdom & Apocalyptic Literature. It has some insights into this season of Lent that might be of help for your upcoming journey into Holy Week. Click here for the PDF of my paper Here's one section … [Read more...]
John 11:1-45 - The Raising of Lazarus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0M7vvX6__M Q. Why does the Church choose this Gospel for the last Sunday before Palm Sunday as a kind of climax of the Lenten journey before we enter into Holy Week? #1: A … [Read more...]
Quick Summary from CourseHero: "The Redemption of a Fallen Priest" "In 1930s Mexico, religion is outlawed in many areas. An alcoholic priest with a shameful past defies the law. He slinks from town to town and says Mass when he can, all the while … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKizNsVd_Ig&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1-WoQp0S0cldP_Zjc86-2ean_yUlQFzcNFxpT6Q34uQyRe9Hq-O4fF1is Here are some notes I had for this homily prep: "The biggest lie in the history of Christianity is that … [Read more...]
"This is the lie: Holiness is not possible" (32). The biggest lie in the history of Christianity... is not one that non-Christians tell. It's a lie we tell ourselves as Christians... that holiness is not possible... we might believe that holiness is … [Read more...]
John 9:1-41—The Healing of the Man Born Blind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBo7ka3YZQ The Church gives us this Gospel on the 4th Sunday of Lent to prepare the catechumens to receive the sacrament of Baptism. How so? The miracles in John's … [Read more...]
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