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SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Hunting the Jabberwock

When I was a little girl, I was in the second or third grade at the time, my father, who traveled extensively for his work, brought me home a very generous gift.  It was a hand-made cowboy (or in this...

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JUDGMENT: Discernment — A Rare Bird, by Benedicta Ward

From The Way, Supplement 64; London 1989 Discretion is a very rare bird upon the Earth.(Bernard of Clairvaux) In the Christian tradition, diakresis, discernment, has always been highly esteemed.  It...

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MEDITATIONS: Christian Cricket, by Martin Thornton

From A Joyful Heart: Meditations for Lent Apology is necessary to those who do not understand cricket, more especially perhaps to possible readers from across the Atlantic Ocean.  I much enjoy the...

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MYSTICISM: Resisting The Gifts, by Teresa of Ávila

From The Book of My Life My confession to Father de Cetina soothed my soul.  I felt prepared to do whatever it might take to reach God.  Although my confessor did not pressure me in the slightest, I...

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