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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (September 23, 2013): Never Give Up

“Never give up: try to attack it from another angle, the  correct angle—where success is in proportion not to the extension of the individual but to the constancy in the effort to make the world around God less harsh and … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 22, 2013): Eric Clapton and Surrendering to God

“I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person’s life.  God is in everyone’s life…Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else—God is in this … Continue reading

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Feast of St. Matthew (September 21)

  “I often visited the Church of St. Louis of France, and I went there to contemplate the painting of ‘The Calling of St. Matthew,’ by Caravaggio. That finger of Jesus, pointing at Matthew. That’s me. I feel like him. Like … Continue reading

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Feast of St. Hildegard von Bingen (September 17)

Today is a special day on the Church calendar as it is the feast day of two Doctors of the Church: St. Hildegard of Bingen and St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J.  You can find information on St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J. here. … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (September 16, 2013): Transubstantiation of the Universe

“Lord, do you now therefore, speaking through my lips, pronounce over this earthly travail your twofold efficacious word: the word without which all that our wisdom and our experience have built up must totter and crumble—the word through which all our most … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection, 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 15, 2013): The Older Brother and Why I’m Not a Good Christian

“We will never stop being elder brothers in our hearts, until we see the work of our true elder brother, Jesus Christ.” — Timothy Keller I am not a good Christian. Yes, I have many of the hallmarks of what … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (September 9, 2013): Transfigure the World

“Lord, may the might of your invincible hands direct and transfigure for the great world you have in mind that earthly travail which I have gathered into my heart and now offer you in its entirety. Remold it, rectify it, recast … Continue reading

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Feast of St. Peter Claver, S.J. (September 9)

Today is the Feast of St. Peter Claver, S.J. Fr. Claver was a Jesuit and is the patron of African missions and of interracial justice, due to his work with slaves in Columbia. Peter Claver was born to a wealthy Spanish … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection, 23nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (September 8, 2013): Radical Detachment

“Anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:33 Today is the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.  You can find the weekly readings here.  The theme is that we are to detach ourselves from anything … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin and the Sacred Heart

This post is part of the new blog, O Most Sacred Heart.  The question for this Friday is “How did you first learn about the Sacred Heart?”.  I learned about it from Teilhard de Chardin and thought it would be … Continue reading

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