Category: God’s love
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We are all called to be saints
No, this isn’t a belated April Fool’s joke. Although when I first heard that we – all of us – can be saints…are called, in fact, to be saints, I had a similar reaction: ‘You must be kidding! Me?’ But, what I am slowly coming to appreciate more fully is that God’s most important call […]
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Quiet comes to rest beside me
“Entering into God’s silence,” is Merton’s theme for Monday of the first full week of Lent. He says, that in silence we are formed and prepared so that [we] may speak what [we] have heard. And doesn’t this resonate with all of us who spend our time here in this virtual space? We share our […]
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Content ourselves to Our Father’s purpose
In Thomas Merton’s meditation for today, he says: In order to settle down in the quiet of our own being we must learn to be detached from the results of our own activity. We must withdraw ourselves, to some extent, from effects that are beyond our control and be content with the good will and […]
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Yearning, God’s small seed of hope within us
In this second day of Lent, Thomas Merton in Seeking God in All Things acknowledges how stultifying the world can be, especially for those of us living in busy cities, working in noisy factories, or commuting daily with thousands of others. He reminds us that for so many, the hope – even the seed of […]
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How Are You Spending Yourself and God’s Love?
Great post from Andy Otto. God’s love becomes a currency, ready to be spent in the world. Read the whole post at Spending Yourself | God In All Things.
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Pray for the Council of Cardinals
This week begins a third meeting between the Pope and the Council of Cardinals. Pray for God’s love to fill their hearts and for His guidance to enlighten their discernment on key reform issues facing the church. Read more here: With reforms unclear, Francis starts possible bellwether week | National Catholic Reporter.
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Now this, gentle reader, is true love
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My Enemy, My Love
This article from John Martens writing in America Magazine is an answer to a recent prayer. In his discussion of loving our enemies, he concludes: It is this desire (for perfect love), grounded in the longing to be holy as God is holy, that allows us to rise above our feelings for vengeance, feelings which […]
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Meditation 14 – Return refreshed to the task of living
Well, My child, go now and resume your daily work. Be silent, be honest, be patient, be charitable, love very much the Blessed Mother of Jesus; and tomorrow bring Me a heart even more devoted and loving. Tomorrow I shall have new favors for you. We’ve reached our 14th and last meditation before the Blessed […]
Walking With My Brother 