Carmelite wisdom to encourage & inspire
St. Edith Stein sings a hymn of praise to the Blessed Virgin in her 1932 lectures to the Organization of Catholic Women in Zurich: "As Mother of God and mother of all God's children, she is exalted above all creatures on the throne of glory; maternity itself is glorified through her...."
O Mary, if I were Queen of Heaven and you were Thérèse...
Mary, at the top of Calvary standing beside the Cross to me you seem like a priest at the altar
O my Jesus! What a sight it is when You through Your mercy return to offer Your hand...
It becomes a devotee of the Queen of heaven so that she might appease You
Mary’s sisterhood is an insight that can be shared with the wider Church
The house of Saint John becomes your only refuge
O Mary, if I were Queen of Heaven and you were Thérèse
Aquí se hace devota de la Reina del Cielo
Are both men and women equally capable of , or entitled to, exercise all ministries?
"I merrily frolicked, unaware of the danger"
"I've made her Queen and Guardian of my heaven," wrote St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
"... to commune with God within the recesses of our soul through abandonment. There lies the key to God’s love and peace."
"Be at peace"
"Then, what peace, what joy we might experience"
Scripture – Psalm 16:7-11 I praise the Lord, because he guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me. I am always aware of the Lord's presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me. And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure, because you protect me from the power... Continue Reading →
"Nothing whatsoever can happen except as it pleases God to allow it. And, in regard to that, I am completely at peace."
"... an angel of peace for the beloved Cologne Carmel and for all of troubled humanity"
St. Thérèse explains how Mary is "more Mother than Queen"
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