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Recent content by Mark Dohle

  1. Mark Dohle

    Silence and and the Soul's Rest

    Silence and the Soul’s Rest Silence is a virtue. Silence is a prayer. Silence is misunderstood by many. There are cloistered souls who practice silence but are not silent because, interiorly, they are distracted, anxious, and chattering. Silence is your soul in communion with God. It is in...
  2. Silence and the Sou's Rest

    Silence and the Sou's Rest

    Silence and the Soul’s Rest Silence is a virtue. Silence is a prayer. Silence is misunderstood by many. There are cloistered souls who practice silence but are not silent because, interiorly, they are distracted, anxious, and chattering. Silence is your soul in communion with God. It is in...
  3. Mark Dohle

    A Heavy Blessing

    A Heavy Blessing Getting old is one of God’s greatest gifts— a heavy blessing. This new body, unlike the old, limps sometimes, the back aches, and now there’s a balloon in my head. Yet I would not want to be a day younger. Each age I’ve passed through had its troubles; being young once was...
  4. A Heavy Blessing

    A Heavy Blessing

    A Heavy Blessing Getting old is one of God’s greatest gifts— a heavy blessing. This new body, unlike the old, limps sometimes, the back aches, and now there’s a balloon in my head. Yet I would not want to be a day younger. Each age I’ve passed through had its troubles; being young once was...
  5. Mark Dohle

    The Human Heart (Rites- of- Passage)

    The Human Heart (Rites- of- Passage) Silence allows you to embrace fully the sorrow of your heart. Silence allows you to enter fully the sorrow I am permitting in your heart. As you embrace this pain and suffering, you are embracing Me. You are embracing My pain and suffering and thus entering...
  6. The Human Heart (Rites- of- Passage)

    The Human Heart (Rites- of- Passage)

    The Human Heart (Rites- of- Passage) Silence allows you to embrace fully the sorrow of your heart. Silence allows you to enter fully the sorrow I am permitting in your heart. As you embrace this pain and suffering, you are embracing Me. You are embracing My pain and suffering and thus entering...
  7. Mark Dohle

    Our Place in the Body of Christ

    Our Place in the Body of Chris Silence allows us to get in touch with our sorrows so that we can enter them and unite them to the sorrows of Jesus. Then our sufferings are no longer obstacles in our path to God but actually become the path to union with Him. When Mary embraced her Son as in...
  8. Our Place in the Body of Christ

    Our Place in the Body of Christ

    Our Place in the Body of Christ Silence allows us to get in touch with our sorrows so that we can enter them and unite them to the sorrows of Jesus. Then our sufferings are no longer obstacles in our path to God but actually become the path to union with Him. When Mary embraced her Son as in...
  9. Mark Dohle

    Tragedy in Gaza

    Tragedy in Gaza One of the monks shared a heartbreaking story about a family in Gaza devastated by bombings. They were a family of twelve, with ten children. This tragedy reminded me of my own family. In one horrific instance, a bomb struck their home, killing the husband and nine of the ten...
  10. Tragedy in Gaza

    Tragedy in Gaza

    Tragedy in Gaza One of the monks shared a heartbreaking story about a family in Gaza devastated by bombings. They were a family of twelve, with ten children. This tragedy reminded me of my own family. In one horrific instance, a bomb struck their home, killing the husband and nine of the ten...
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    Grace At Work

    Grace At Work Trust in God takes time in each life. We each grow at a different pace, but the Holy Spirit is patient and is constantly working with us. When we pray, it is the Holy Spirit that calls us. Distractions are not a problem that many people make of them. Some days prayer is easy...
  12. Grace At Work

    Grace At Work

    Grace At Work Trust in God takes time in each life. We each grow at a different pace, but the Holy Spirit is patient and is constantly working with us. When we pray, it is the Holy Spirit that calls us. Distractions are not a problem that many people make of them. Some days prayer is easy...
  13. Mark Dohle

    Our Cloister Garden

    Our Cloister Garden This morning, we experienced a brief but gentle rain. Our cloister garden, dark green and vibrant, seemed to come alive, with all the trees and plants looking 'happy'. For nearly 55 years, I have walked through this garden, traveling to and from church. During the day, I...
  14. Our Cloister Garden

    Our Cloister Garden

    Our Cloister Garden This morning, we experienced a brief but gentle rain. Our cloister garden, dark green and vibrant, seemed to come alive, with all the trees and plants looking 'happy'. For nearly 55 years, I have walked through this garden, traveling to and from church. During the day, I...
  15. Mark Dohle

    Faith Lived Out

    Faith Lived Out September 15—“Who could be happier than you, My Christians? The same Father—Mine. The same mother—Mine. And I—your brother. Bossis, Gabrielle. He and I (p. 41). Pauline Books and Media. Kindle Edition. If our faith is not lived out, but dormant, our understanding will be...
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