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One of the most difficult aspects of the spiritual life is how to deal with past memories. For a few fortunate souls, their past represent …

            It is a truly a blessing to be able to learn from one’s mistakes. There was one week in particular …

There is a beautiful hymn that Maronite Catholics sing during Lent which connects two things that people don’t normally associate with each other: joy and …

I recently listened to a very simple and yet profound book on my car ride to the Maronite Monks. The book was called Practicing the …

        Today, we tend to think of theology as one academic subject among many, and in a sense this viewpoint has its merits. Due to …

I have been reflecting lately on what it means to be free from sin, and I have felt my attention drawn time and time again …

In this past Sunday’s Gospel, we hear God the Father proclaim, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” What the Father …

Friendship is a new creation, ever young,                  a heart that moves and is moved, that starts at the beginning of things, sings a newness, …

The role of the emotions in the spiritual life is often misunderstood. There are two extremes that people fall into when considering the emotions. The …

In the Office of Reading for today’s celebration, Pope Paul VI talks about the silence of the Holy Family. This seems like such a strange …