Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) accomplished at great deal in her brief stay on this earth. She had a charismatic force of personality, much like St. Bernard, which could persuade others to see things her way. She moved in extraordinarily wide circles for an Italian woman in the fourteenth century. She influenced popes and wrote […]
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The Fruit of Prayer
Praying Psalm 23
Psalm 23 is the most popular of all 150 psalms. It is personal, faith-building and assuring. It is one of the psalms attributed to King David, who was himself a shepherd of the sheep. To hear and pray these words, we have to accept the fact that we are, after all is said and done, […]
The Tradition of the Sacred Heart 3: St. Gertrude of Helfta and Mechthild of Magdeburg
Saint Gertrude of Helfta (1256-1302) really did not like to talk about herself, except to indicate how unworthy she was of the many graces God lavished upon her. Her experiences of God were such that the epithet “the Great” came to be added to her name. Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282/1294) is the most complicated of […]
Breath Prayer for Silence
Psalm 131: Resting in God
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