books
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Liturgy of the Hours
Several years ago, I tried my hand at the Liturgy of the Hours for Lent. It was mostly successful. I bought the book; I learned how to use it. Again, I’ll stress: mostly. This isn’t a book one can just pick up and read cover to cover. The book itself comes with a guide. But Continue reading
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Dark Night of the Soul, part 2
(Part one) Once the soul is purged of those worldly senses, and you feel emptied and hollow, that’s where God’s work truly begins. As promised, part two of Dark Night of the Soul isn’t a romp through the flowers. It’s not just a sweet night of prayer and worship. It’s pain and torment (states chapter 5). It’s confronting Continue reading
And they said to him, “Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”
—Judges 18:5–6