Tragic circumstances are neither coordinated events nor isolated actions born simply from maniacal factions and figures who seek to harm or destroy those with whom they disagree. These calamities we experience, and witness with ever greater frequency, are symptoms of a deeper crisis within modern civilization itself. The disintegration of human value, the emptiness of modern existence, and the discontinuity, fragmentation, and chaos within each individual have created a vacuu

Intercede for me and pray for my spiritual sons and daughters so that we may have a stable foundation of deep prayer and a ministry of healing the afflicted. Please keep me close so that I may have strength to walk with everyone who comes for confession and spiritual guidance. An illumination from Hildegard's Scivias (1151) showing her receiving a vision and dictating to her teacher Volmar. She died in 1179.

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Commemorating the building of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Sept 13) - which people visit to pay homage where Jesus was crucified and buried - reminds all of us to think of life itself as a pilgrimage to God. What does this mean? While life is filled with many responsibilities, our greatest focus each day should always be paid to our journey with God who creates, redeems, and sanctifies us.

We built it and We've been so proud of it. The machine, I mean. The efficient, soul-crushing Machine that has become our life. And no, I'm not talking about the Incessant whine about the marginalized or the Aggressive inanities of any number of Theories espoused, processes employed, and Practices pursued. I'm talking about a culture of noise, of Constant activity, and the Superficial distractions that led to a Deep spiritual disconnection and the Deliberate denial of the Divi

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God is deeply, richly, and eternally within us, our spirituality, our prayer, our life at home and church, at work, near strangers, and...

Mary profoundly and personally assisted in lighting the path of salvation for the world. On this eve of the feast of the birth of the...

And pray for my people. “The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear" (Deuteronomy 18:15). An icon of Moses at the Burning Bush

Each week I send a short email to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have a question or a prayer request,...