Minute Meditations
Don't Lose the Connection
The moment in which we lose connection with Jesus and with the Church, we are no longer ourselves and we do not have any understanding of who we will be. For Peter at that moment, the cock crows and his crowing becomes an echo of Jesus’s words during the Last Supper. Peter, now smitten and dejected, is brought back to self-awareness. The Lord, turning his head, looks at Peter. Once more it is the gaze of Jesus that conquers a person, that moves him to compassion.
Keep Watch with Me
The Gospel says Jesus arrives at Gethsemane with his disciples but then distances himself a bit. This is a battle that Jesus needs to face by himself. He asks his companions to keep watch with him and to pray not ...
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The Gift of Love
The Cenacle, the room on the second floor spoken of by the Gospel, is one of the most treasured and beautiful places connected to our faith. The current walls of this cross-shaped room are thus not exactly the walls of ...
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Jesus Can Teach Us about Grief
The last time Jesus goes up to Jerusalem, very shortly before being arrested and crucified, he bursts into tears when looking over the city of Jerusalem. Let us ask Jesus in this place to teach us about grief. How many ...
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Finding Strength in Acceptance
Those who care for the dying say that the most important ingredient in a good death is meaning.
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Solitude and Communion
At critical moments in his life, Jesus was in solitude, but was solitary with his close disciples.
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The Spiritual Path Is a Work of Love
Raising a family may be exhausting and seem to leave little time for specific “spiritual practice,” but it is all about other-centeredness.
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