That one must do the will of God to be the Mother of Jesus: [Mary] knows it! She knows it, since the Incarnation, better than anyone in the world. But what she does not stop learning… is that the will of God is a separating will, which severs the Mother from the Son, as it …
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The Infinite Light of the Word on Calvary
The infinite light of the Word shines in the heart of the suffering of Jesus. The peace of God, dominating the vicissitudes of time, lives in his heart… There where the eyes of flesh see only a dreadful tragedy, the eyes of faith contemplate a palatial mystery. Charles Cardinal Journet (1891–1975)
What’s So Good About Good Friday?
Before I was a Catholic, I often wondered, “What’s so good about Good Friday? It seems like such a horrible thing.” In truth, the answer to this question is the story of the saints and the story of the Church. In general, as Jean-Marie Lustiger notes, The death of Christ at one and the same time …
Prayer of Abandonment
Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will. Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only your will be done in me, and in all your creatures – I wish no more than this, O Lord. Into your hands I commend my …
Contemplative in the Mud 