Minute Meditations
The Gift of Love
Vincenzo Peroni
April 8, 2020
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 the room Jesus was in. However, we do know that the uninterrupted tradition of the Church has recognized this place in which Jesus was together with his disciples on the last night of his earthly life for what we call the Last Supper.
Jesus Can Teach Us about Grief
Vincenzo Peroni
April 7, 2020
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
Laurence Freeman, OSB
April 3, 2020
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
Laurence Freeman, OSB
April 2, 2020
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
Laurence Freeman, OSB
April 1, 2020
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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In, But Not of, the World
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 31, 2020
Perhaps we never truly feel we belong to this world, even if we cling to it, make it serve us, and try to get it to accept us.
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Strive for Clarity and Compassion
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 30, 2020
Clarity grows with the spirit of acceptance and the purifying of the mind.
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