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Fear of the Lord: The Path to Perfect Love

Posted on May 25, 2023June 11, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear” 1 John 4:18 In the first episode of the Chosen, Jesus finds Mary Magdalene in a dark and filthy bar in the Red Quarter. She demands the bartender serve her a drink, “lots of it”, an...
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All Souls of the Order of Saint Benedict: Fraternal Charity unto Eternal Life

Posted on November 13, 2022November 22, 2022 by Aidan McDermott

We beseech Thee, O Lord, be merciful to the souls of all your servants and handmaids of our Order for whom we humbly entreat your majesty; that by these prayers of pious supplication they may be counted worthy to enter everlasting rest (From the...
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St. Teresa of Avila: Alone God Suffices

Posted on October 11, 2021October 9, 2022 by Tony Crescio

Happy Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor! Let nothing disturb you, nothing affright you; All things are passing; God never changes; Patient endurance attains all things; Whoever has God lacks nothing. Alone God suf...
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An Epiphanic Visit: Following the Example of St. Vincent de Paul

Posted on October 27, 2020September 16, 2023 by Vanessa Crescio

At the center of Jesus's teaching in the Gospels stands the greatest commandment, which is twofold: love of God and love of neighbor (Mat 22:34-40). And who is our neighbor that we are called to love? Jesus tells us, “Just as you did it to one o...
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An Altar of Human Hands

Posted on September 15, 2016October 31, 2021 by Tony Crescio

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 9-18-16 Peace be with You, The gospel message we heard last week challenged us to face the uncomfortable reality that we are fallen creatures by confronting us with the most clear sign of our fallenness, i....
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