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Contemplative Prayer

Beatific Vision

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The deacon’s ministry is one of seeing. St. Stephen the Deacon — whom Pope Benedict XVI called an exemplary model for the new evangelization — preached the longest sermon recorded in the New Testament, a sweeping overview of God’s divine plan for our salvation. For this he was stoned, not because his homily was so Read More
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Contemplative Ministry

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We live with anxious hearts. Fundamental questions arise from within us. Who are we? What are we to do? We give answers often filtered through several shallow layers of protective responses. To answer deeply requires a freedom yet to be obtained. Our wounds bind us too tightly. We often identify with our wounds. We are Read More
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Psychological Asceticism

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We often underestimate the experience of contemplative prayer. To be present to the Father’s love inevitably brings about a purification, which is both an intense joy and an equally intense suffering. Few of us are emotionally prepared for such a purification. It is more than our wounded humanity can sustain if we try to go Read More