Christian contemplation thrown into the muddy highways of the world : encouragement : experiences : resources
One of the paragraphs of the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Christus Vivit that has flown most unfortunately under the radar is the following: For those who are not called to marriage or the consecrated life, it must always be remembered that the first and most important vocation is the vocation we have received in baptism. Those …
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In Latin-Rite Catholicism (and others), today is the feast day of Saint Bartholomew, or Nathanael, the disciple and apostle. The Gospel reading at Mass starts quite simply like this: Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph …
Contemplative in the Mud 