Solitude /Stillness /Silence
“Stillness of the heart is the practice of quieting yourself to such a degree that you can finally come to hear the voice of God clearly...
Looking Backwards/Looking to the Past
“Ultimately, none of us are defined by our past, but rather we are defined by what we become in Christ. This is why we can declare...
Prayer (Difficulties, Challenges of, Struggles)
“God is love and though it is at times hard for us to bear, God sometimes chooses for us a different path than that which we are praying...
Perception
“We have within us the beginning of the Divine—the ability to recognize the uncreated God, sensing His presence in our lives and trusting...
Fear
“Our Lord Jesus Christ warned us that we will hear all kinds of bad news from around the world, and Christianity may go into decline. Far...
Prayer (Being Prayer and Living Prayer)
“Prayer is an encounter with God. It’s not just a question of sacred duty, not some kind of religious obligation, and even less is it...
Love (and to be Loved)
“If there is one resilient and God given aspect of us that has remained intact throughout history and time, it is our innate desire to...
Paradox (of Suffering and Freedom)
“…the most paradoxical thing that lies in the fact of freedom is that man cannot “free himself” from it—if he wanted to do so—unless he...
Relationships with Others
“On this basis, the prime concern of the Church is respect for and protection of the human person as the distinctive feature of human...
Impulse and Impulsivity
“When things do not happen as expected, we are often at the mercy of our impulses. The accusation of a lowly servant girl ambushed Peter...
