asceticism… Detachment From Material Things 19 Jul 2019 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:3 In the Sermon on the Mount our Blessed Lord sets forth His philosophy of…
Monasticism… HOW GENUINE IS YOUR SPIRITUALITY? 12 Jul 201912 Jul 2019 At one time or another some of the following questions have probably troubled your peace of mind: Does God really love me? Am I still on the right track? How…
asceticism… Carthusian Silence 6 Jul 2019 In the silence of the Carthusians one learn's how to pray... The only goal of the Carthusian way is CONTEMPLATION, by the power of the Spirit, living as unceasingly as possible…
About Catholicism… Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 28 Jun 2019 "St. Francis de Sales, during his life, made his abode in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in which his repose was never interrupted by the most distracting occupations. Although many…
About Catholicism… Nativity of St. John the Baptist. JUNE 24. 24 Jun 2019 St. John could not have had any greater panegyrist than Jesus Christ Himself, Who said: “Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of…
About Catholicism… The Solemnity of Corpus Christi 22 Jun 201923 Jun 2019 Liturgical Colour: White Type of Feast: Solemnity; Holy Day of Obligation Time of year: The Thursday After Trinity Sunday; Translated to the Sunday After Trinity Sunday (depending on where the Catholic…
About Catholicism… Pentecost – 2019 8 Jun 20198 Jun 2019 "The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ and it is the divine Person who spreads in the world the possibility of imitating Christ, giving Christ to the world and…
About Catholicism… The Necessity of Reverence 31 May 20197 Jun 2019 St. Mary's Hermitage would like to thank Sr. Dominic Mary Heath O.P., a Dominican nun at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, North Guilford, Connecticut for her contribution and consent to…
News… Islam – The Scourge of the West 12 May 2019 This is currently an extremely sensitive subject, which I am attempting to broach, it is not written as an attempt to incite anyone to commit harm to anyone else, but…
