Repetition is an important way of disposing oneself to listen to the Lord by returning to a previous experience of prayer for the purpose of allowing the movements of God to deepen within my heart. Over a typical day of the Exercises, Ignatius … [Read more...]

My notes from Chapter 7: The Transfiguration in Jean Corbon's The Wellspring of Worship Points from the Chapter: (1) We do not really understand the Transfiguration: Celebrated "after Pentecost and in the bright light of summer (August 6th), … [Read more...]

The Intellectual Life by A.G. Sertillanges is an "entirely Thomistic work" based upon St. Thomas Aquinas' Sixteen Precepts for Acquiring the Treasure of Knowledge: "it is priceless; we should like to imprint its every word in the inmost being of the … [Read more...]

Vulnerability:  to be vulnerable is to be open and this scares us because it leaves us open to being hurt. vulnerability is necessary for a real relationship with God or else you become self-enclosed & crash on the rocks of perfectionism and … [Read more...]

Vulnerability as a place of divine encounter God acts only for the good. God acts only to share Himself as love, namely Jesus Christ. The human person is invited to respond to this revelation of love with His own vulnerability; he is invited to … [Read more...]

Notes from Deacon Keating's talk on Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven by Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap Celibacy & Sacrificial Love One can live out sacrifice only if sacrifice is an offering to … [Read more...]

We must have the courage to invite young people to embrace the consecrated life not despite the virginity and celibacy it entails, but because of them, or at least also because of them (xi). Part 1: The Biblical Motivations for Virginity and Celibacy … [Read more...]

My notes from Fr. Richard Gabuzda's article: Priestly Identity Fr. Rich Gabudza puts forward the notion of "identity" as a way to connect the priest's relationship with Christ to the priest's life of active service on mission (RIM). "Communion with … [Read more...]

(click here for article) My notes: Hildebrand challenges the view on the negativity surrounding feelings. We have: bodily feelings (pleasure, pain, etc) psychic feelings (jolliness after getting drunk), and spiritual feelings - affective … [Read more...]

My notes from Deacon James Keating's article:  Tips for a Contemplative Approach to Study & Classroom Learning: Prayer - pray to the Holy Spirit to guide you through the study. Ask questions - what does this text say? What does this text say … [Read more...]