Silence Is the Greatest of Teachers
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 17, 2020
A good new practice to highlight, even at this midway point in the Lenten period, is silence. Silence is the greatest of teachers.
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Lent with the Saints: Alphonsus Liguori
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 17, 2020
In today’s Gospel, Peter asks Jesus a question: How often should we forgive a brother who offends us?
Persistence Is More Important than Success
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 16, 2020
We cannot pursue success, acceptance, and acclaim as authentic goals of life, and be real. In meditation we score no goals but we win the match.
Lent with the Saints: Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 16, 2020
2 Kings 5:1–15a; Psalm 42:2–3; 43:3–4; Luke 4:24–30
Leprosy is a disease that gets a lot of attention in the Bible. Jesus, who himself healed lepers, cites the story of the cure of the Syrian leper, Naaman, in today’s Gospel, as he challenges his hometown audience with the rejection of prophets in their native place, while foreigners like Naaman receive God’s favor.
Meditation Dissolves Sticky Sin
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 15, 2020
There is, as we all know, personal sin. We all know our faults—or suspect them.
Lent with the Saints: Moses
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 15, 2020
The character of Moses is forever burned into the consciousness of a generation of moviegoers by Charlton Heston’s portrayal of him in The Ten Commandments.
Who Do We Want to Be?
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 14, 2020
Experience is a stronger persuader than argument, and we act well to the degree that we see clearly.
Lent with the Saints: Augustine
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 14, 2020
The story of the Prodigal Son in Luke’s Gospel personifies the mercy of God.
The Stone Rejected by the Builders
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 13, 2020
The ecological dream is to produce new energy by reprocessing all waste.
Lent with the Saints: The Patriarch Joseph
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 13, 2020
Two biblical characters are the subject of Broadway musicals by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, and both are featured in today’s readings.
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