Instead of being discouraged by my past disloyalties to Him, let me be thoroughly ashamed of them, which is a much better thing. Let me repeat to myself those words of Psalm 25: “Remember that Your compassion, O Lord, and Your kindness are from of old. The sins of my youth and my frailties remember [...]
Instead of being discouraged by past disloyalties to Him, let me be thoroughly ashamed of them, which is a much better thing. “Remember that Your compassion, O Lord, and Your kindness are from of old. The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not; in your kindness, remember me, because of Your goodness, O [...]
Christ’s obedience is not just an occasional conformity, so to speak, as ours so often is; but His is a consecrated obedience, the obedience of one who has handed Himself over to God in sacrifice. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Judas was a “watcher,” a “side-liner,” a “critic,” a “non-joiner;” he wanted to be a “VIP.” His ambition blinded him and he missed Christ. What tragedy! Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
The Liturgy at this season prompts us to study this God of Love and this Love of God in the shadow of the Crucifix. The Crucifix will speak to us and it will enkindle in us the fire of divine love. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
Search for the meaning St. John of the Cross had regarding crystal . . . I challenge you. It is a meditation. Crystal is clear, sharp, and it shows a multiple of rainbows on the wall. Why do people use it on their chandeliers, etc.? Crystal is like our faith, very sharp, very clear, but [...]
We are all pilgrims going across the stage of life, each carrying his/her own cross. If one falters, the whole procession is disturbed. Communion can be of many kinds. there is a communion which we experience through suffering. God lies hidden in the heart of suffering. When suffering is accepted, He works miracles of redemption [...]
The Cross stands firm as the world turns. We adore You, most holy Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all the tabernacles that are in the whole world, and we bless You — Because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world!
Let us realize that — Heaven, Calvary, and the Tabernacle have but one language — God is love . . . . . CARITAS! Pray to love more. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
As we stumble along God’s ways, we must seek integrity of life, seek humility of life — we will not then be astonished at our own weakness or failures; every form of resentment or discouragement is killed at its roots. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
A change of heart begins in the recognition that we have been wanting in love toward God and toward our fellow travelers. Somewhere in Scripture there is this statement: “If you wish to come back, Israel — it is Yahweh who speaks — it is to Me you must return.” Think of your apologies as [...]
To reveal Christ, the Christian must CONTACT HIM. We are intimately linked with the death and resurrection of Christ. We need one another to support us when we are overwhelmed by fatigue and submerged by discouragement. We need one another to point out our mistakes, to encourage us to try again, to praise our efforts, [...]
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