As Thomas Merton discerned his vocation in 1941, he wrote in his journal on 4 November, “Saint Therese of Lisieux, pray for me that I may refuse my God nothing…”
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Quote of the day, 10 December: Thomas Merton
Quote of the day, 29 August: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity, always a spiritual director to her own mother, offers this word of wisdom in a letter written on this date in 1906: “The Master called the hour of his Passion ‘His hour’... When faced with great suffering or a tiny sacrifice, oh, let’s think right away that ‘this is our hour’...” Elizabeth faced great suffering in that moment of her life; was she encouraging herself, too?
Quote of the day, 11 August: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
In a tender letter to her mother, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity reassures her mother once again that her heroic sacrifice will be recorded "in the great book of life." But she also intimates that her health is failing: the prioress insists that Elizabeth should "spend time out in the fresh air."
Quote of the day, 9 August: St. Edith Stein
Keenly aware of Europe's urgent situation, in 1939 God prompted St. Edith Stein to offer herself to "the Heart of Jesus as a sacrifice of propitiation for true peace." We examine her request in the light of Carmelite spirituality and the examples of Discalced Carmelite martyrs who made similar offerings in centuries past.
St. Edith Stein Novena 2022: Day Nine
For our ninth meditation in this novena, we read St. Edith Stein's letter to her prioress requesting permission to offer herself "to the Heart of Jesus as a sacrifice of propitiation for true peace." She is insistent "because it is the twelfth hour. I know that I am a nothing, but Jesus desires it." Thank you for joining us in prayer for this novena.
Quote of the day, 24 June: St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross' exquisite Poem 7 about the "lone young shepherd" with the pierced heart, is our canticle for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: "his heart an open wound with love".
Quote of the day, 6 June: Carmel of Lisieux
In June 1944, Mother Agnès of Jesus was ready to sacrifice the Carmel of Lisieux to God if he wanted it. The obituary circular notice written by her nuns for the other Carmels in France testified to her valiant spirit. The nuns were terrified, while she remained calm. Read an excerpt from this circular letter.
Quote of the day, 14 May: St. Teresa of the Andes
On 14 May 1919, St. Teresa of the Andes wrote, "I'm now in Carmel eight days. Eight days of heaven. I feel divine love in such a way that there are moments when I believe I'm unable to endure it..."
Quote of the day, 2 March: Blessed Chiquitunga
Jesus, my Jesus! [...] You see my weaknesses, my cowardice, my fears, my miseries! [...] I'm afraid of sacrifice, of the Cross.
Quote of the day, 3 December: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
The holy time of Advent is here; it seems to me that it is very especially the season of interior souls; in the silence of prayer, let us listen to Him.
Quote of the day, 7 November: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
What concrete results can the widow's two small coins produce?
Quote of the day, 27 September: St. Teresa of the Andes
It is so rich to give to the poor. I gave my shoes to Juanito’s nurse.
Quote of the day: 1 November
This indwelling of God in the soul of the just explains to us the extraordinary deeds in the lives of the saints
Quote of the day: 31 October
We simply need to pray diligently for each other
Quote of the day: 22 October
Edith Stein's sacrifice is a cry for, and a service to peace
Quote of the day: 16 October
Read the story of how St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was originally destined to enter the Carmel of Paray-le-Monial
To be a disciple of Jesus — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
To be a disciple of Jesus means to take up the cross and follow him
12 July: Saints Louis Martin and Marie Azelie Guerin
Do as I did: pray, and you will not be carried away by the current.
Quote of the day: 8 June
If we obey the pope, we obey the Lord Jesus, according to his own words addressed to Peter and the other apostles
Witness to the truth — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Christ Crucified is a king who bears witness to the truth
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