Thoughts of peace, and not of affliction
The painting by Albrecht Dürer depicts the afflicted Job and his wife. Affliction The verb to afflict derives from the Latin affligere, meaning to cast...
O mon Dieu, Trinité que j’adore . . .
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity + 9 November 1906 Blessed Elizabeth’s Elevation to the Most Holy Trinity, written by the young Carmelite on 21 November...
He went in, and took her by the hand
The 23rd Sunday After Pentecost Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 9,18-26. As he was speaking these things unto them, behold a...
Prayer and Fasting
In the Sight of the Nations The impending presidential elections in the United States, and also the plight of Christians affected by the conflict in...
Be nothing and await all from God
This text of Mother Mectilde demonstrates her assimilation of the purest monastic doctrine. The beautiful image of Mother Mectilde is a detail of the painting...