Unusquisque: A Dominican Love Story
By Cinnamon. Unusquisque: 1) Latin adjective (masculine singular), from unus (one) + quisque (each). Eg: Each one looks to You to give food in due season. 2) Tongue-twister from the Dominican prayer book, bane of my life in the early weeks of postulancy (see also:...
Feast of Saint Clare of Assisi
"If thou fearest thy vow," said the Pope, "we release thee from the vow." "Holy Father," answered Clare, "absolve me from my sins if thou wilt, but never do I wish to be released in any way from following Christ for ever." Happy Feast Day to all our Franciscan and...
A Guest Post for the Feast of Saint Dominic
By Father Dominic McManus OP. There is an ancient tradition that Saint Francis and Saint Dominic, the fathers of the mendicant reform of religious life in the 13th century, met while at Cardinal Ugolino's while awaiting approval for their respective Rules. There's a...
How I Found Peace With God’s Will
How to deal with anxiety, from the pen of a paranoid schizophrenic. By Stephanie Grace Cesare. Jeremiah 29:11:Â Yes, I know what plans I have in mind for you, Yahweh declares: plans for peace, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Trust has been a major...
Book Review: Amata Means Beloved
Unlike glossy modern libraries that boast about their Wi-Fi, iPads and e-books, the Catholic library in my city is tucked away on a mezzanine floor of a battered old building, has one old-fashioned monitor on which you can search the catalogue (when they remember to...
Motherhood: A Path to Holiness
On the Feast of Saints Anne and Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Elissa Jasko reflects on her vocation to motherhood and finding holiness within the family. A child running by half clothed, a baby crying, bathwater puddles on the floor and toilet, a...
July 11th: Feast of Saint Benedict of Nursia
Happy Feast Day to all Benedictines and former Benedictines! From Chapter 72 of the Rule of Saint Benedict: Just as there is an evil zeal of bitterness which separates from God and leads to hell, so there is a good zeal which separates from vices and leads to God and...
The Flowers of the Field
By Cinnamon. Jesus opened the book of nature before me, and I saw that every flower He has created has a beauty of its own; that the splendor of the rose and the lily's whiteness do not deprive the violet of its scent, nor make less ravishing the daisy's charm! So it...
Here is My Holy Land
By Guadalupana In May I was able to go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Â My fourth year anniversary of leaving religious life fell while I was there - May 24th AND Pentecost Sunday of this year. I surprisingly wasn't able to remember the exact date of my departure...
Feast of the Sacred Heart
It is true that saints and devotions chose us. For someone who hates pink, Valentines Day, and all things frilly and girly, it is an unlikely devotion for me to be called to embrace. That is how I know it is the work of God. He often reveals His Love through this...
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