The Beautiful Gate

  Holy Women at Christ's Tomb by Annibale Carracci  One of the fruits of contemplative prayer is that God reveals who you are to Him whi...

  Matiya Bradaska - Wikimedia Commons   Think about this for a moment: We all talk to ourselves when our minds aren't occupied with some...

  Young Nun at Prayer by Sergio Gribkov What is self-love but a strong or subtle preference for self over God and others, right? When we con...

  Did you ever wonder at the hypocrisy of politicians who claim to be Catholic and "personally against abortion" but are unwilling...

Franz Verhas: Young Girl Reading There's a beautiful passage in Fr. Jacques Philippe's book, In the School of the Holy Spir...

Constant Mayer: Recognition: North and South All wars begin with words. You want to destroy a society? Attack the meaning of their ...

 Alone and not a drop to drink. The dry, barren desert road of self-love. (You're kidding, right? RIGHT? This is the CURE?!) ...

Hmmm...maybe I should make this Novena perpetual?   When I first returned to the Lord years ago I made sure I did everything right. ...

Nothing like being caught between a rock and a hard place...of self. From my archives: Rumor has it that a newspaper once sent ou...

"A bit of cake with that sprouted grain bread, my lovely?" Did you ever see a lassie, Go this way and that way, Go thi...

William Holbrook Beard : For What was I Created? For after the four books which have been composed on the customs of the monaste...

John Singer Sargent : Marionettes All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players                            ...

 A post from my archives. Enjoy! Do I HAVE to take a bath?! Do I really trust God?  Do I have total faith in Him and in his love for ...

Johann Heinrich Fussli: attribution The undisputed queen of The Seven Deadly Sins is pride. We often see the words pride and vainglo...

An Allegory of Man  From my archives: What is the cure for the soul that is weary? What is the antidote to a world stricken with vice...