Truth Is Lived, Not Spoken
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 22, 2020
The truth is not just what you say. You can wait for your lawyer to give you the oily words that will get you off the hook.
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Lent with the Saints: Paul
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 22, 2020
Old Testament readings take priority in Lent. Most of the First Readings on weekdays are from the Hebrew Scriptures; the First Reading each Sunday is chosen to recall the story of salvation.
Life Is More than Winning and Losing
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 21, 2020
The mind likes dualities because there’s always a winner and a loser. But, as God and the meditator know, dualities are only two-thirds of the story.
Lent with the Saints: Martin de Porres
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 21, 2020
Hosea 6:1–6; Psalm 51:3–4, 18–19, 20–21ab; Luke 18:9–14>
Picture the simple Dominican brother Martin de Porres moving humbly among the sick and poor of Lima, Peru, in the seventeenth century. His work was long and arduous as he cared for orphans, slaves, and poor children. His hours of prayer and penance strengthened this ministry. At first only a lay helper in this community, thinking himself unworthy to be a vowed religious, Martin was eventually invited into full membership.
Seeking Radical Simplicity
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 20, 2020
Because we are so bombarded today with messages and demands, and our attention is being pulled in many different directions, we like the idea of simplicity.
Lent with the Saints: Teresa of Calcutta
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 20, 2020
No list of lenten saints would be complete without Mother Teresa of Calcutta. I was fortunate enough to see her in person in June 1981.
Are You With Me?
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 19, 2020
“Are you with me?” It’s a question we might ask an audience to make sure they haven’t gone off to sleep while we were talking.
Lent with the Saints: Patrick
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 19, 2020
Luke’s Gospel gives one of many episodes in the story of Jesus where he drives out a devil and brings relief to a person who has been possessed.
Be Your Real Self
Laurence Freeman, OSB
March 18, 2020
When we see hypocrisy—the enemy of integrity—we are cautious. If we condemn it—as Jesus and the great teachers did—we expose ourselves to attack.
Lent with the Saints: Francis de Sales
Greg Friedman, OFM
March 18, 2020
St. Francis de Sales was marked by his family for a legal career, following in his father’s footsteps as a distinguished jurist in France.