“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…
Reflections
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...
A Puff of Smoke
Mother Luisita possessed one particular gift that has intrigued me for years – her ability to get beyond the bitter sorrows of this life so she would be able to “see with God’s eyes.”
Jesus, I Have a Place For You
The natural question that comes to mind after reading the parable of the two sons in the Gospel of Matthew is, “which one am I, the first or the second son?”
Yes, Yes
The natural question that comes to mind after reading the parable of the two sons in the Gospel of Matthew is, “which one am I, the first or the second son?”
The Tension and the Process
These days leading up to Christmas … how is it going for you? Does the word “tension” come to mind? Like the tension of a rubber band when it’s being stretched?
The Immaculate Conception
Have you ever been faced with a clear choice between good and evil? Or maybe between good and less good?