Abandonment is a steel file and the endurance of darkness leads to great light
Quote of the day, 24 January: St. John of the Cross
Quote of the day, 23 January: St. Teresa of Avila
God is life, and he can give it.
Fr. Reginald Foster’s Funeral Homily — Discalced Carmelite Friars
https://flic.kr/p/9SWcaA Photographer John Piazza writes, "Summer 2002, Rome. If you see this photo anywhere else, know that I took it. Rollei 35, Kodak Tri-X" (©John Piazza, all rights reserved) This homily was preached at the funeral of Fr. Reginald Foster, OCD on January 21, 2021, at Holy Hill Basilica by Fr. Michael Berry, OCD, Provincial.... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day, 22 January: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
His will is that we should be established in Him, that we should live where He lives, in the unity of love
Quote of the day, 21 January: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Joseph, may God bless your sleep, rest in peace beneath the gaze of Him whose heart is always watching
Quote of the day, 20 January: Hermann Cohen
You must look on death as the day of your true espousals with Jesus for all eternity.
Quote of the day, 19 January: Sr. Marie of the Sacred Heart, O.C.D.
Eternity is not long enough for us to know the infinite goodness of the good God
Quote of the day, 18 January: St. John of the Cross
A ray of sunlight shining on a smudgy window is unable to illumine that window completely and transform it into its own light...
Quote of the day, 17 January: St. John of the Cross
The one who is not reborn in the Holy Spirit will be unable to see the kingdom of God
Quote of the day, 16 January: Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
The Carmel of Pontoise was founded with the aid of Madame Acarie on 15 January 1605
Quote of the day, 15 January: St. Teresa of Avila
It will be possible to find both learning and goodness in some persons.
Quote of the day, 14 January: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Jesus wants us to be a Church that is liberated from deafness and dumbness
Quote of the day, 13 January: Brother Lawrence
I renounced for the sake of his love everything other than God, and I began to live as if only he and I existed in the world
Quote of the day, 12 January: Blessed Chiquitunga
Enclosed in the four happiest walls I have ever inhabited in my life...
Quote of the day, 11 January: Conrad de Meester, O.C.D.
I, Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Trinity, make my profession, and I promise chastity, poverty and obedience to God
St. Therese receives the habit
I don’t know if I’ve already told you how much I love snow?
Quote of the day, 10 January: St. John of the Cross
Come to the waters, all you who experience the thirst of your appetites
Quote of the day, 9 January: Oswaldo Azuaje, O.C.D.
To leave the Order, which has been my home, isn't easy.
Bishop Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. dies at 69
Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D., was the Bishop of the Diocese of Trujillo, Venezuela
Quote of the day, 8 January: Peter-Thomas Rohrbach, O.C.D.
He ministered to the sick, caring for them, consoling them, burying the dead
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