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Category: Speaking to the Soul

Speaking to the Soul: Theotokos

August 15, 2015 5 Comments

Beneath your compassion we take refuge Theotokos Our petitions do not de- spise in time of trouble but from danger rescue us,  Only Holy, on- ly

Speaking to the Soul: I think you have me confused with someone else

August 14, 2015 No Comments

Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? Today we reflect on Paul’s experience of being confused with a notorious rebel.

Speaking to the Soul: One with Christ

August 12, 2015 No Comments

How do I find the Incarnated One, the Christ? I need look no further than the hot pink petal of the flower on my desk, remember the face of the person who gave it to me. Christ is in that, of that. At the level of our greatest authenticity, there he is.

Speaking to the Soul: What We Lack

August 12, 2015 No Comments

Today’s gospel shows us how to find something we lack by giving something up.

Speaking to the Soul: The God Particle

August 11, 2015 1 Comment

In Jesus we have found the real God Particle. But there is still so much more to know about the genius that created all and the love that redeems all.

Speaking to the Soul: Shrink-Proof

August 10, 2015 No Comments

By the end of his life, Paul could say confidently, “I did not shrink.” Will we be able to say the same by the end of today?

Speaking to the Soul: Dare to get wet

August 9, 2015 No Comments

How far out have you dared to tread into the waters of baptism, and into how big a body of water? How wet can you dare to get?

Speaking to the Soul: Dominic

August 8, 2015 No Comments

It is said that everyone has a calling, whether or not they are religious people. Dominic found not just a calling to the priesthood, but to organization, preaching, education, and motivation.

Speaking to the Soul: Only Through Prayer

August 7, 2015 No Comments

What happens when you reach the limits of what you can do for others?

Speaking to the Soul: Naming as Transfiguration

August 6, 2015 3 Comments

Who in your life has named you? What is your authentic name? What does this name give you the courage to take on? What does it allow you to let go of? How has it transfigured you?