Talking About The Faith Path

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An Old Hermitess Friend I have an old friend whom I have known since 1992. Almost 30 years. She was married, had three children, and after her husband died became a Canonical Hermitess. She lives in the same house that she raised her family in. She is a very strong-willed woman, intelligent...
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Learning the price of receiving and giving mercy “My love is the source of everything. Did you think it was My pity? My pity, yes, but moved by this love of Mine that is greater than all other loves. I can only teach you about it little by little, because you are so fragile. For you would faint...
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People are like flowers Each of us has a unique personality, along with a past that we each have to interpret. The different perspectives we take will form us. For whatever reason, when I was very young I decided that I did not need anyone and that I could take care of myself. So on many...
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Writing Prisoners About seven years ago I started to write a prisoner. Over the years the number has grown a bit. however, I have never written to more than four at a time. When one is released, I pick up someone else. I find a letter in my mailbox, addressed to the Monastery. More than that...
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Prayer and Connection with the World Even though the church is still not finished, we have the back open to the public, behind the ‘communion rail’. All during the day, people will enter and pray. Some leave a prayer request. The abbot, who opens up the doors in the morning, and closes them...
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A madman It is a strange thing for me, how my faith is challenged not by the suffering in the world, nor the evil, for that I understand, or perhaps just used to it; though I wish the world were a better place. Although I know that if I had free reign in the process, I am sure that it would all...
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Narrow Gate What we truly love, no matter what will, in the end, demand everything, there is always a narrow gate to pass through-Br.MD
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The Power Of Folk Art and Human Creativity I have always liked folk art. Many years ago I bought a statue of a black African woman, who was gently bowing, with her hands cupped in front of her. It was a gentle piece, and I had it for a few years. It represented for me motherhood at its best...
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Take the step Trust in God is not easy, but just do it, fear and trust can't exist as equals, one will grow, the other grows weak. Take the step-BrMD
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Monastery Retreat House Newsletter December 2021 Life at the Monastery We do a lot of waiting in our lives. At doctors’ appointments, airports...
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Alteration/Thankfulness I would say a lot of the emotion in what I do is a sort of a thankfulness for those energies being around, because there have been points in my life when they weren't around, and it's a real sort of miserable existence.--John Frusciante ++++++++++ If every day was...
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Called to be Peacemakers “Dear children! I am with you in this time of mercy and I am calling all of you to be carriers of peace and love in this world where, through me, little children, God is calling you to be prayer and love, and an expression of Heaven here on earth. May your hearts be...
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Aging and Being Thankful (Thanksgiving 2021) For me, Thanksgiving is more of a secular holiday, yet, it brings out a deeply thankful spiritual response to all of God’s gifts. As I age, perhaps one of the blessings of getting older is that over the last few years I am more, and more thankful...
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Speak your mind gently We are a mystery to one another, which is as it should be since we are mysteries to ourselves as well. When someone tries to convince me of something I do not agree with, it can cause me to take a stance that comes across as more extreme than it really is. Politics is a...
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Preparing for Advent Advent is the season of preparation - getting ready for Jesus. Are you ready for His coming during this wonderful time of year? His coming in the flesh Son of God, Son of Mary. His Birth is the central event in human history. Christ came into the world and His birth has...
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In the eyes of God, only love will give value to what you do “You know you must give great importance to the very little things of every passing moment because in My eyes, the eyes of God, only love will give value to what you do. I tell you this often because I don’t want you to lose anything...
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Below the seeming absurdity Is that all there is Is that all there is If that's all there is, my friends Then let's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is-Peggy Lee ++++++++++ I have often felt that there is an obvious absurdity to our existence. For me...
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\ The Armadillo chase/dance One of the pleasures that I enjoyed while growing up in the Panama, Canal Zone, was to simply walk home after it was dark from the Gulick Teen club, or after going to a movie. I have always enjoyed the nighttime and the dark and the quiet that accompanies it. One...
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It is a great illusion to believe that we can judge another’s worth God is merciful because He sees all, we only see the surface of our souls, and even less with others. Judgment of the worth of another human being is not an option. It is a great illusion to believe that we can judge...
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The answer in the book of Job (Written November 2015) I was talking to one of our retreatants not too long ago. He was an intelligent man, a lawyer, and 55 years old. Like many, for most of us, on the outside, he looked good, had a good job, and was successful and respected. Yet he was alone...

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