As Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people responded to Him with what they had readily available, their cloaks. These they offered in a practical and symbolic way: laying them on the colt for Jesus to ride and spreading them on the path before Him.
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Radical Dependence on the Father
In today’s Gospel, Jesus reveals yet another counter-cultural truth. He, who is the picture of perfect human maturity, “can do nothing without His Father”.
I Love to Hear Your Voice
“If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts” (Ps.95). I have to be honest, as a youth growing up and attending Mass, I got tired of this refrain being sung or read over and over and over during Lent…
And It Is Wonderful in Our Eyes
As Carmelites, our ears perk up whenever we hear garden imagery. You may or may not know, “Carmel” in Hebrew means the Garden of God. The enclosed garden of your soul…
A Righteous Man
By Sister Rita Therese, O.C.D. December 8, 2020 marked the 150th anniversary of Blessed Pius IX’s proclamation of St. Joseph as “Patron of the...
Strange Chapters in Our Lives?
Take out your Bibles and observe an interesting phenomenon: the book of Esther is divided up into chapters that include both numbers and letters. Whoever heard of such a strange way of composing a book?
Mother Luisita’s Letter on Trusting in God’s Providence
How good our God is, always watching over His children! We should rest entirely in His hands, understanding that His eyes are always upon us, that He will see to it that we lack nothing and grant us anything that we need, if it is for our own good.
Mother Luisita’s Letter for times of Discouragement and Depression
So, you are feeling depressed? And sad? I understand that you are feeling as if your soul is troubled. Is it true? … You tell me you feel as though God has left you and I’m telling you – don’t worry for He is there by your side always watching over you.