Liber locorum communium

Have mercie, Lord have mercie:  for I know |  How much I nede thy mercie in this case. |  The horror of my gilt doth dayly growe, |  And gro...

"When contemplation makes us drop the book from our hands, there is nothing more for us to do than to let it fall without worry." ...

"In a sense, I guess I did read my way into the Church. But I didn’t reason my way. I was drawn in large measure by envy of Joyce, who ...

"There’s a lot of talk about how Catholics have something called the 'sacramental imagination.' Often this is said sentimentall...

"son amour n'est durable que si son esprit est nourri."       Bernard-Marie Chevignard, O.P. , "Formation spirituelle,...

"It is also necessary to safeguard without let-up the essential contemplative function of the liturgy, which demands an appreciation fo...

"The spiritual Christian is thus a man objectively formed [('objectivement formé' or 'ordonné')] for real life.  The th...