In any number of popular books on the holy spirit you’ll be told that the holy spirit is the source of power: power to work miracles, power to bring joy, power to preach well. All of this is true. Just...
“the heart of the matter is: stand with reverence before God, with the mind in the heart, and strive toward him with longing.” —saint theophan the recluse focus. you are the attendant to your own soul.to gain the inner stillness...
SILENT PRAYER Before you begin you may like to reflect: This is my love-offering, aided by grace, sitting quietly in the presence of God, allowing all thoughts, memories and imaginations to drop away, knowing that God will use this offering...
We are grateful for the wisdom of Jean Vanier, and we celebrate a beautiful life. Requiescat in pace. Everyone is important What Jesus wants is to bring people together. We know that in many cultures, people with disabilities are...
In 1972, soul singer Aretha Franklin released a record that is her finest album. Amazing Grace sold over two million copies in the United States, and in 1973 she won the Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance. Recorded live in the New...
The metaphor that governs the sequence of sonnets in this book is simple: to read is to venture with companions on a pilgrimage toward a shared end. This book’s journey begins with the creation. Heavenly bodies burst into darkness. Then...
Excerpted from Small Surrenders: A Lenten Journey by Emilie Griffin A friend of mine told me about a homily that moved him, given by a man who, facing a terminal illness himself, spoke about Jesus walking to Jerusalem. And the repeated thought,...
