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Praying Monday in Holy Week

Struggle “Make no mistake about it. The events of Holy Week and Easter are not merely annual reenactments of the tragic events of the life of an important historical personage. This is spiritual...

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Praying Wednesday in Holy Week

Live “What if Jesus’ death on the cross is a continuation of Jesus teaching us? What if the crucifixion were that great and utterly gratuitous expression of God’s love for us showing us that it is...

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Praying Maundy Thursday

Bare “When we bare our feet, we are quite exposed, literally and symbolically. What is it about you – your body, your fears, your needs, your memory, your future – that you otherwise keep covered,...

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Praying Good Friday

Gather “We are invited to take our stand at the foot of the Cross, joining the small company of Jesus’ friends who are already gathered there. We stand there together, under a dark and threatening sky,...

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Praying Holy Saturday

Follow “For the Christian, death is no enemy to be feared. We are called to follow Jesus through the darkness of death, and beyond into eternal life and light, when in that lovely phrase of St. Peter...

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Praying Sunday of the Resurrection

Resurrection “The resurrection of Christ is no mere pledge of a future resurrection. It is a principle of resurrection now going on within us, and in which we must act, moment by moment.” – Richard...

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Praying Tuesday in Holy Week

Anticipate “I am sure we have all had moments in our life when “now was not the time” to move or to move on; to begin or to begin again. But then something imperceptible or significant happens to you...

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Holy Week School of Prayer (2014)

During Holy Week 2014, the Brothers offered a daily “Holy Week School of Prayer”: short videos offering suggestions on how to pray and experience that day’s liturgy. Click on the links below to view...

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Praying Our Lives in Holy Week

Experience Holy Week as a journey into the heart of God through prayer. In Lent 2013, the Brothers offered a video series on “Praying Our Lives,” exploring the gifts and modes of prayer. Click on each...

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Living in Rhythm: Following Nature’s Rule

To download a PDF of this article, click here: Living in Rhythm: Following Nature’s Rule Q. What are we by nature? A. We are part of God’s creation, made in the image of God. Q. What does it mean to be...

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You Don’t Need More: The Grace of Contentment

An ancient monastic principle about inner freedom: freedom to be fully alive is found in the context of limitation. This is quite counter-cultural. In western society we are identified as “consumers”...

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