Catholic Saints
Intimacy with God
There is a mysticism for everyone. The mysticism Francis offers is for all believers, a mysticism that he illustrates through the gestures of his own life.
Living into Death
I have encountered people who don't recognize their physical and emotional pain because they've never had the opportunity to experience it deeply.
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Aren’t Martyrs Automatically Canonized?
Q: The feast of Saint Charles Lwanga and companion martyrs (June 3) recently raised a question for me. On July 17, 1794, 16 Carmelite nuns were guillotined in Compiègne, France, for their faith. As a secular Carmelite, I have always considered them ...
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St. Mary Magdalene: A Woman of Vision
The Gospel of Mary is one of many Scriptures that was not accepted by the Church for inclusion in the New Testament.
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Who Are You, O Lord, and Who Am I?
St. Francis of Assisi often prayed this little prayer which helped him put everything in his life into perspective: “Who are you, O Lord, and who am I?”
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St. Francis and His Time with the Sultan
How did St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil become friends?
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