Let Yourself Be Loved
Claire Dwyer
October 8, 2020
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Claire Dwyer shares St. Elizabeth’s fundamental message for all of us.
Motherhood According to the Spirit
Claire Dwyer
July 30, 2020
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A woman’s heart, a woman’s soul is created to be like Mary’s — a refuge, a hiding place, a ‘shelter in which other souls may unfold’ in the words of St. Edith Stein. Elizabeth was that safe place to fall and to find hope for everyone who knew her. Claire Dwyer continues the series today with a look at spiritual motherhood.
Good Friday: Trust that We are Loved in our Weakness
Father Boniface Hicks OSB
April 10, 2020
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We have a mother who passes on to us the wealth won at the crucifixion–the knowledge and power of being loved in our weakness. Fr. Boniface Hicks offers a moving reflection this Good Friday.
Purgatory is a Person
Sonja Corbitt
April 2, 2020
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Who the fire that purifies and saves us? Sonja Corbitt gives a fascinating look at Purgatory.
Giving Up the Self-Talk
Debra Black
March 30, 2020
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“Lent is a time of atonement for our sins. But proper atonement isn’t self-denigrating.” Debra Black challenges us to give up negative self-talk.
How Can I Repay the Lord?
Dan Burke
December 30, 2019
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Has the Avila Foundation blessed you this year?
The Son Becomes the Father and the Father Becomes the Son
Joseph Hollcraft
December 2, 2019
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Joseph Hollcraft explores how his own fatherhood allowed him to understand how to be a true son of God the Father.
Expect Him Everywhere: This Present Paradise, Part 12
Claire Dwyer
November 21, 2019
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity lived a Eucharistic life, wherever she was, whatever she was doing. “You have no need of the Sacrament to come to me,” she said. Claire Dwyer resumes her series.
Death to the Demons Within: Part 55 Mini-Course on Prayer
David Torkington
October 26, 2019
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Purifications of the Church–and ourselves–are painful but necessary prerequisites for receiving the fullness of Christ’s promises,
David Torkington teaches.
God’s Holy Angel: Part 54 Mini-Course on Prayer
David Torkington
October 19, 2019
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Who is the messenger who can take the offering of our love up to the Father? David Torkington reveals the identity of this “Holy Angel.”
