Mastering the Emotions
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 …
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 …
In our contemporary culture, people often view sins and faults as primarily individualistic with little or no bearing on others. Society tends to view sin …
One of the most hidden desires of the human heart is a desire for an inner stillness, a deep peace in which mind and …
there is an oak tree yes all red in the shade yellow too in its tresses, crisp and vibrant though the air …
My soul quietly rises from its rest That my heart with prayer might confess amongst the white lilies of a morning dark Where the glare …
Be at one and one thing thy own, Not too many or much shall you condone, On that the thing which shows its face, Focus …
To you, my God, may I pour out a lament that I may empty the contents of my childish fears and repent …
The world propagates pride may my soul disintegrate in humility The world detests patience may my heart be fenced in with waiting O …
Let my soul rest in its destination O garden of delights in which my best shines forth like a bright star or …