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Words of A Carthusian Prior

August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. He is the Wisdom of
the Father. If you thirst for the water of true wisdom, your soul may
drink from the Savior’s Wounds. St. John leaned upon the Heart of
Jesus and reposed there sweetly. It was from the Savior’s Heart that
he imbibed all his wisdom, which enabled [...]

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L’Osservatore Condemns Twin Abortion in Italy

August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

An abortion in Milan that killed a healthy twin fetus instead of her sibling with Down syndrome is a case of eugenics “imposing its law,” says L’Osservatore Romano.
After it was discovered that the unborn baby with Down syndrome survived, a successive abortion later ended her life.
The Vatican’s semi-official newspaper L’Osservatore Romano is reporting the story [...]

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Father Cantalamessa Calls Her Saint of the Media Age

August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s dark night of the soul kept her from being a victim of the media age and exalting herself, says the preacher of the Pontifical Household.
Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa said this in an interview with Vatican Radio, commenting on previously unpublished letters from Mother Teresa, now made public in Doubleday’s book [...]

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Back to School and Keeping the Faith

August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Preparing a Game Plan for College Success
College-bound students need a three-pronged game plan to help them face the academic, financial and spiritual challenges of university life, says Curtis Martin.
Martin, president and founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), explained to ZENIT that “college is a make it or break it time for many [...]

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What Is Our Prayer

August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

What is our prayer in this place hidden deep in the city?
How are we seeking to live out our days as our short time slips ever rapidly in to eternity?
Our prayer has evolved in to many things over these months.
In the Carthusian spirit one of both solitude and community.
So what is our prayer?
To seek the [...]

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