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God Chose Us In Him by b.Mark
“God chose us in him * before the world began to be holy * and blameless in his sight.” Ephesians 1:3 Let’s rejoice in God for He takes us in His loving arms whispering to us that we are His … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemplation, Contemplative Prayer, Disability, Hermit, Monastic Spirituality, Prayer
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Eve Meets Our Blessed Mother
In this beautiful image, we see Eve sad and down trodden, the serpent, the epitome of evil, is wrapped around her leg signifying the human family is still chained to the trappings of this world. As Eve clings to the … Continue reading
Light In The Darkness
Dear Family, During this time of uncertainty, let’s hand our lives over to our Blessed Mother. She will keep us body and soul under the mantle of Her love. She will protect us and bring us closer to Her Son, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Meditation, Chronic Illness, Contemplation, Ministry, Prayer
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Praying The Stations for the Suffering
I was recently made aware of this small but inspiring booklet perfect for the Fridays of Lent. It is called, “Praying the Stations of the Cross for the Suffering, Ill and Disabled”. The meditations on each Station and then the … Continue reading
Complaining or Easing Another’s Burden
First Sunday of LENT: This morning as I reflected on the depth of my Faith to my commitment to offer all of my personal sufferings, physical, mental and spiritual, to God for all the sufferings souls in our world, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Enlightened Suffering, Hermit, Hermits of the Holy Cross, Prayer
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An Open Invitation by bro.Mark
The Lenten Season is an open invitation by God to grow closer to the Sacred Heart of Christ Jesus. As Jesus was thrust into the desert for 40 days and forty nights, God calls you and I to enter into … Continue reading
A Long Silence
Indeed… It has been a long silence. Not an intentional silence, but rather a silence imposed by a series of circumstances which began on October 1st, and set off a most unfortunate chain of events which greatly impacted my health … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemplative Prayer, Hermit, Hermits of the Holy Cross, Monastic Spirituality, Monk, Prayer
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Litany to the Sacred Heart
I created this Litany many years ago for YouTube so you will see where we use to be called the Hermits of St. Giles. Now, of course we are named Hermits of the Holy Cross which more closely reflects our … Continue reading
Our Disability Our Cross
Christ Jesus calls the disabled to a very important vocation. The Heavenly Father called His own Son to be obedient even to death on a Cross. Our obedience to God our Father is to become obedient to our disability. To … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Meditation, Chronic Illness, Contemplation, Disability, Hermit, Ministry, Prayer, Theology
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Journey Toward the Incarnate Christ
I keep looking for ways to try to heal and move forward living with my disability, Proteus Syndrome. But, It’s been difficult for me to accept this disability and embrace it, even after 57 years of living. This is my … Continue reading
