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The face of God is imprinted on everyone

The first time I went to Rome, experienced the intrigues of the Curia, saw the politics of the system, watched the maneuverings of national clerical alliances, and realized how helpless...

The face of God is imprinted on everyone

The first time I went to Rome, experienced the intrigues of the Curia, saw the politics of the system, watched the maneuverings of national clerical alliances, and realized how helpless...

Openness is the door through which wisdom travels

To close ourselves off from the wisdom of the world around us in the name of God is a kind of spiritual arrogance exceeded by little else in the human...

Openness is the door through which wisdom travels

To close ourselves off from the wisdom of the world around us in the name of God is a kind of spiritual arrogance exceeded by little else in the human...

The things that made me what I am

In most monasteries, as in most marriages, we celebrate our silver and golden anniversaries of final profession.

The things that made me what I am

In most monasteries, as in most marriages, we celebrate our silver and golden anniversaries of final profession.

A woman to be reckoned with

As a Sufi story teaches, "There are those in winter who, calling themselves religious, say, 'I shall not wear warm clothes.

A woman to be reckoned with

As a Sufi story teaches, "There are those in winter who, calling themselves religious, say, 'I shall not wear warm clothes.

What You Pay Attention to in Life

Every afternoon, as I sit in my upstairs office, I hear the old monastery bells begin to ring in the once Benedictine church that then adjoined this inner-city monastery.

What You Pay Attention to in Life

Every afternoon, as I sit in my upstairs office, I hear the old monastery bells begin to ring in the once Benedictine church that then adjoined this inner-city monastery.

A Model of Courage

"Happy are those who find their pleasure in the Law of God and meditate on it day and night," Psalm 1 teaches us.

A Model of Courage

"Happy are those who find their pleasure in the Law of God and meditate on it day and night," Psalm 1 teaches us.