Beyond the Blue Plaster Statue: An Advent Reflection on the Most Beautiful (and Most Fragrant!) Woman Who Ever Lived
Uncategorized Creator created God so humbled Enclosed in the womb of a poor young girl Crying out, God, God, you are crazy! And with enflamed desire I go searching for who this young woman is Who joined the Lover to the beloved...
Three Favorite Quotes from Father Raneiro Cantalamessa
Uncategorized I have long admired the insights of the papal preacher Father Raneiro Cantalamessa, who will be made a cardinal this Saturday, Nov. 28. Here are three of my favorite quotes from him: “I do not need to look outside...
Should Teresa of Avila’s Spirituality Be Held Out as a Model for All?
Uncategorized Rome, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria of Ecstasy of St Theresa, by Bernini Gian Lorenzo, 1644 – 1652, 17th Century, marble Teresa of Avila — next to Mary the Mother of God, she may be the most famous mystic...
Saints Joachim and Anne: The Icon of Marital Love
Uncategorized Several years ago, while a Byzantine Catholic priest was giving me a tour of his church, I spotted a large, prominent icon of a couple embracing. Looking closer, I realized there was a marriage bed behind them. It was...
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