28 March 2013
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The Sacramental Dimension The last part of the book is dedicated to discussing the Sacraments and how they relate to living the Be’s. There is a reminder that the “plan” for deep conversion and deep prayer is a combination of … Continue reading
28 March 2013
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It’s been difficult to write the past week or so. Three kids have gotten sick so far, and I’m starting to feel the beginnings of a bad cold/cough. Not a bad ending to Lent at all. I finished the book … Continue reading
21 March 2013
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Continuing my Lenten reading/reflections on Fr. Thomas Dubay’s excellent book. The ninth motive for embracing our entire surefire program may surprise you: people who are profoundly intimate with their indwelling Lord are never bored. This is so true. I find … Continue reading
19 March 2013
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He makes the weak of this world mighty only to the extent that they cooperate with a determined and resolute repentance. Might comes from cooperation with God’s divine will. I’ve found this to be true in confronting venial sin in … Continue reading
12 March 2013
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I don’t have a much of a reflection today. I’m not even going to quote from the book. There’s a lot on my mind. My daughter’s health. Actually, everyone’s health… but I’m not going to detail here. Just, I guess … Continue reading
11 March 2013
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we do not react to evil with more evil. Need to remember this, especially in those moments when I’m fatigued, and that’s the moment when a child chooses to throw a tantrum, or talk back, or just plain be obnoxious. … Continue reading
9 March 2013
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…. together drink from the same fountains of unity. … unity is always caused. It never happens by random chance. … a divided community — in marriage, parish, religious community — is worldly and immature. Therefore, unity, oneness of mind, … Continue reading
8 March 2013
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Pages 82-84. … the gospel ideal of “one mind” cannot be forced. Nor does it arise out of the blue because good people want to be “united in mind and heart” (Acts 4:32). Yes, sensible people want this. But mere … Continue reading
7 March 2013
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Continuing to read Fr. Thomas Dubay’s Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer. Pages The second main root of conflict is seldom even noticed in our day. It is called illuminism. – emphasis mine I like to call this form of the aberration … Continue reading
6 March 2013
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Yesterday, my young adult daughter had to face a tremendous cross of her own. I tried to be as strong as I could be and didn’t shed any tears until later when I was alone. She handled it by running … Continue reading
2 March 2013
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Nor do all couples fight — many do and a few do not. What is hellish are marriages in which the spouses are not living according to the divine plan, or they are not deeply converted from their sins, mortal … Continue reading
1 March 2013
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Saint John of the Cross uses the sevenfold imagery of Saint Teresa’s mansions. Interesting that these are the two saints I’m most attracted to and whose works I’m also currently reading (Interior Castle and Dark Night of the Soul) If … Continue reading
27 February 2013
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More scraps of meditation while rereading: Page 32. stripped of [their] belongings, knowing that [they] owned something that was better and lasting I’ve only ever been in two situations where I felt so terribly alone and couldn’t cling to anyone … Continue reading
27 February 2013
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You know you need a brain dump when your co-retreatant starts asking how you’re doing. The last couple of days were really crazy. I jotted down thoughts on and off during the day, but didn’t have the energy to put … Continue reading
24 February 2013
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So. I just realized as I was doing my reading tonight that I am now on page 62 of the book, though I had planned to be around page 36 by this time. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but … Continue reading