Michelangelo, after completing his famous statue of Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, was so impressed by the lifelike beauty of the sculpture that
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Tag: Silence
Silence in the Lenten Desert
[tta_listen_btn] By Tom Thomas – It happened again. My words upset the one who heard them. Why is it so? That I am unable to
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God Speaks in Silence
[tta_listen_btn] By Tom Thomas. “The speech of God is silence. His word is solitude.” Thomas Merton Most of the Gospel readings during Advent are from
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Silence in Mystical Spirituality
By Leon Bent – The thing we fear most about silence is being alone with our thoughts. When confronted with true quiet, we begin to
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Is Clericalism Plaguing the Church?
By Sch. Emmanuel Akilan SJ – When I started to pen down my thoughts and reflections, one of the phrases which is often used by
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Our Master Calls to Break the Silence
By Sr Lini Sheeja, MSC – Jesus, our Master broke the silence. Today it is our call to break the silence as consecrated men and
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Lessons from the Garden
By Tom Thomas – Prayer is one of the three pillars of Lent. However, it is not only during Lent that we are exhorted to pray
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Toolkit for Lent: Ten Ss for a Special Season
By Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ – It is Lent once again: a very Special Season for Christians throughout the world. It is a time for
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A Gentle Whisper in Silent Retreat
By Tom Thomas – “And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there
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Spiritual Retreat is a Journey
By Bro. (Dr). Varghese Mandapathil SG – Annual retreats are inner journeys. “The longest journey is the journey inward” says Dag Hemmarskjold, a great writer and
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Make An Effort to Imbibe the Holy Spirit
By Most Rev. Dr. Yvon Ambroise, Bishop of Tuticorin – Most often we tend to stick to our ideas, our own goodness, our thinking, etc.
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8 Tips to Surviving Christmas
By Susanna D – You may be one of those crazy people who starts counting down to Christmas from October, who gets dreamy at the
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