Our terrors come at us one by one when we pray without words, and none is greater than the fear that no one is there with us in the silence.
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The second sight that is sickness
Serious illness is an entrance to an unknown world, into mysteries that both envelop and confound us.
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Corpus Christi: The friend we find in the Blessed Sacrament
There is a reason a Catholic who passes time in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament cannot imagine seeking the Lord anywhere else.
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Wrapping our heads around the mystery of the Trinity
A Homily for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, by Father Terrance Klein
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On Pentecost, it’s love, all the way down
Pentecost tells us that what happened to those first disciples repeats itself in the hearts and minds of every time and place.
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The Ascension reveals a circle of love
A Homily for the Ascension of the Lord, by Father Terrance Klein
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St. Thomas More and our desire for God
As St. Thomas More sees it, the desire to be comforted by God is itself a work of grace, indeed the first consolation of the Spirit.
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Heaven is relationship—not real estate
Heaven is the enjoyment of a Trinitarian relationship that knows no limit, not the reward of tract housing real estate.
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How do you know if you’re truly hearing the voice of the Good Shepherd?
How do you tell the shepherd’s voice from your own? How do you distinguish between the two, especially as his almost always emerges from within our own thoughts?
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St. Augustine and the pondering we call prayer
Reflecting on the Emmaus story, St. Augustine suggested that the risen Lord enters our lives when we ponder, even though we cannot see the one who gathers us in by way of our memories.