Category: Spirituality

Whose Voice am I Listening to?

10/17/2023

Br. Peter Trinko

When we witness a massive wildfire, it’s incredible to consider that it could have started with just a single spark of a flame, one match. Our ideas are similar to this in that by accepting or rejecting one idea can have a massive impact on our lives. One single idea can change the entire course of a person’s life. The simple call “Follow me” led to the conversion of the evangelist Matthew, while the teaching on the Eucharist was the spark that eventually led to the betrayal of Judas.[1]

Ideas come to us at all times and we can left unsure of how to respond to them. Is this something good? Evil? Indifferent?

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How can I "Prepare the way of the Lord" this Advent?

11/28/2021

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Br. Peter Trinko

In the time of Advent we will often hear the refrain from Isaiah "Prepare the way of the Lord" (Is. 40:3, cf. Mark 1:1-8); this proclamation this should lead us to ask ourselves, "How can I personally prepare the way for the Lord in my heart?" As we begin this Advent season, we can begin this preparation by a tried and true and essential practice of the spiritual life called the Particular Examination of Conscience.

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The Fight for Sunday

7/7/2021

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Daniel Mattingly

“The fight for Sunday is another of the Church’s major concerns in the present day, when there is so much to upset the rhythm of time that sustains community” [4]. What does Pope Emeritus Benedict mean by “the fight for Sunday”? My thought is that he is referring to the difficulty to keep Sunday holy, set apart, different from every other day of the week.

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The Woman Who Waits: Our Lady of Lujan

5/7/2021

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Sr. Mary of Joseph Budz

History of the Woman who waits

Being that this Sunday we celebrate and remember our mothers, I was thinking back on some of my fondest memories growing up, and the thought came to me of the joy I received returning home after a long day at school to find my mom waiting for me. It’s a simple thought, and an occurrence that I often took for granted, but as I reflected more, I realized a not-so-coincidental similarity with the Woman who we also celebrate and honor this weekend as Our Mother, Our Lady of Luján: the Woman who waits.

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