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Solid Armor, Trained Arrows: Persevering in the Desert of the Conquering Christ

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Lent is not only a time of bodily affliction and psychological combat; it is a time of continual victory for those who hold onto the victorious head and commander—Christ Jesus. As St. Ephrem the Syrian explains: Samson killed many with the jawbone of an ass, but the serpent killed the entire human race through Eve. […]

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The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

One of the first challenges that we face when meditating on the Second Sorrowful Mystery is that the Gospels only provide a minimal amount of explicit content to focus upon. John merely records a single sentence: “Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him” (John 19:1). While commenting on this passage, Saint Thomas Aquinas invites us […]

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The Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

“Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am He.” (Isaiah 41:4) Secrets are attractive, especially deep and life-changing ones. When we hear that a mystery is going to be revealed, we immediately perk up our ears and pay close attention. […]

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