“TAKE HEART, IT IS I. DO NOT BE AFRAID” – 19th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
One of the most fascinating images in the Bible is Jesus walking on the water and Peter asking, if...
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CARMELITE-TERESIAN CHARISM: FRATERNITY (PART 5)
Friendship with God is personal, but in no way individualistic. One cannot live it alone. For this reason, the Teresian charism has a strong community dimension. In Teresa’s experience and teaching, the fraternity with its joys and labors is an indispensable help in realizing our vocation as friends of God.
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TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY: TIME FOR RENEWAL
The readings for this Sunday are fascinating. The first reading talks about the Son of Man coming...
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KNOW WHAT HAS TRUE VALUE: 17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Today’s first reading began excitingly. If you were Solomon, what would you ask? Some of us would...
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THE DEFEAT OF EVIL: 16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The Gospel reveals to us the interesting truth that the “weeds” all around us, that is, the evil alive within our world, cannot affect our growth in virtue and entrance into the Kingdom of God. We may have to endure evil on a daily basis and find ourselves surrounded by it at times, but our Lord’s willingness to allow evil for now is a clear sign that He knows it cannot affect our growth in virtue if we do not let it.
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