the salt of the earth
and the light of the world—
not only when they feel strong,
but even while they still stand among the weary.
Come Away & Rest XXVII
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: On Loneliness
Step aside for a few minutes. https://t.co/2HyYj96vGK
sits down, and names those whom the world would overlook as blessed.
Come Away & Rest XXV
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Step aside for a few minutes.
Blessed are those who have ears to hear. https://t.co/iif2hzql80
and a great light dawns upon those who dwell in shadow.
Come Away & Rest XXV
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Step aside for a few minutes.
Walk by the light of Christ. https://t.co/BnbgqsU1Sy
As I was unable to record a meditation this week, I instead leave you with a meditation by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen (soon to be beatified).
The theme is fear, and—as is so often the case with Sheen—it ultimately leads to love. https://t.co/KaiYJSEQjR
In this beautiful video Pope Leo XIV offers a prayer asking God to put at the center of our lives His Word, "so that his it may never be absent from our lips or our hearts."
Take a moment to come away and pray. https://t.co/oXoXw4pVmZ
so that we may step into His life.
Come Away & Rest XXIV
The Baptism of the Lord
Step aside for a few quiet minutes.
Let Christ show you who you are in Him. https://t.co/bGp7H2ZwQf
I hope you had a blessed Christmas break. I took last week off but I’ll be back with a new meditation tomorrow.
I will also be on @dianahenry ‘s space at 9am CST for another edition of Coffee & Catechism. Looking forward to starting the year
Doctoral Candidate | Benedictine priest | After 12 years of silence and prayer in a monastery, I came to Rome
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