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[Jesus] entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary [who] sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.’ The Lord said to her in reply, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her’” (Lk 10:38-42).
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July 29
"Never must our wounded sensibilities make us indifferent our hardhearted...”
-Elisabeth Leseur
Today’s Reflection:
Why do untended wounds of the heart make us indifferent and hardhearted towards others? How can my wounds be a source of consolation for others?
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July 28
"Far from being like to those great souls who from their childhood practice all sorts of macerations, I made my mortification consist solely in the breaking of my will, restraining a hasty word, rendering little services to those around me without making anything of it, and a thousand other things of this kind.”
-Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Today’s Reflection:
How do I practice generosity of spirit through mortification? How can this aid my mission as spiritual mother?
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July 27
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[
c]consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also."
-Matthew 6:19-21
Today’s Reflection:
How can attachment to things of the world conflict with my mission of
spiritual motherhood?
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On this feast day of Sts. Joachim and Anne, being a wife and mother myself, I find it quite natural to feel myself being drawn to Saint Anne and the problems she must have encountered after the birth of her daughter, particularly following that world-changing event, the Annunciation (Lk 1:26-38).
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July 26
"Pay the greatest attention to this: that your heart be ever glowing with love. Boiling water does not attract flies, lukewarm water does. In the same way the devil with all his impure thoughts shuns and keeps his distance from the soul aglow with love for God..."
-Blessed Baptista Varano
Today’s Reflection:
Do I find myself to be lukewarm at times? How can a spiritual companion, spiritual friend or faithful community help me?
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DJ writes:
“Could you explain the difference between Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Body Scan Meditation? They both seem like the same thing to me.”
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by Fletcher DoyleI am a journalist and a convert. That sounds like an oxymoron.
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July 25
"Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love;
according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin..."
-Psalm 51:1
Today’s Reflection:
How have I experienced God's mercy in my life?
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by Brooke Paris Foley
When only seventeen, I experienced my period every other week. My greatly concerned mother took me to see her gynecologist who promptly prescribed the birth control pill. This, the doctor did, though she performed no tests to discover why the frequent menses.
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