Leaving Egypt: Reflections from a Trappist Monastery
"We must all struggle to sever those attachments in our lives which render us slaves. "...
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Canadian Novices: An Update
"✦ Even if there are precious few of us left, let us remember that at one time our forebears – a handful of pioneers – were also few, scant in resources and in settled ministries."...
14
Jun
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 2020
""Each day in reciting the words of consecration, I confirmed with all my heart and soul a new pact, an eternal pact between Jesus and me through his blood mixed with mine. Those were the most beautiful Masses of my life!""...
13
Jun
Water Mixed with Vinegar
"I was touched by his creativity, and amazed with his virtual – and yet truly concrete – participation in the Holy Week’s highlights during this confinement due to Covid-19."...
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Jun
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Jun
“Someone Told Me It’s All Happening at the Zoo. I do Believe it. I do Believe it’s true.”
}I am glad to have my own photos. There is one from my January visit when I spent almost five minutes just a few feet away from the wolf resting on a rock. An exhilarating experience (me, of course, safe behind a heavy plexiglass!). "...
10
Jun
Live-Streamed Mass: A Personal Reflection
}She now “watches” Mass differently than watching Netflix. Instead of stretching out on the sofa, she now sits up, mutes her cell phone and makes the same gestures as other Catholics around the world"....
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Jun
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A School of Hope: Lessons For COVID – 19
"When, scholar and teacher, husband, and close friend of mine, Bill Spohn, was stricken with brain cancer, he and his wife, Marty, looked death in the face and shared their journey with family and friends.."...