Peace is anything but trite or futile. It is our way to a fuller life, a life ordered to the flourishing for which God made us. Pope Leo’s invocation of peace is a demonstration of his love for all peoples and his zeal for their salvation. Peace is an early theme of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. [...]
Remember: we are pilgrims; we will not be here forever, but we are just passing through. Therefore, focus on the destination. Listen for God’s voice calling out to you in the silence of your heart. No Abiding City (republished by Cluny Media as part one of Returning to the Lord) by Bede Jarrett, O.P. Why is life [...]
Solitude. It is a word that is coming to define the 21st century, so says Derek Thompson in his recent article in The Atlantic, “The Anti-Social Century.” Citing statistics from the American Time Use Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the article focuses on how Americans have, over the past several decades, gained [...]
Do you know what it takes to build a shrine? It’s no simple task; a lot has to be done in order to turn a shrine into a reality. You have to choose the site and raise the money and draw up plans—plans tediously revised and approved. And once construction begins it can go on, [...]
The Office is a service offered to the whole Church. As religious, we consecrate ourselves to God and make an offering of our lives in order to strive to become perfect in charity. Since the Office is the public prayer of the Church, the whole world benefits when it is prayed with reverence. Forma Vitae: [...]