Pierre Teilhard de Chardin once said that, “joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” Certainly joy is the fruit of real conf...

“As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have ...

        We came upon these archival images of monks at work from our founding monastery of Our Lady of the Valley in Rhode Island. In o...

When, despite our foolishness, our sinfulness, all our resistances, we dare to say yes to the Lord, we are blessed indeed. For then we c...

Blessed Maria Gabriella, a Trappistine of the monastery of Grottaferrata in Italy, died on this day in 1939 at the age of twenty-five, le...

To be open to a genuine encounter with others, “a kind look” is essential. This is incompatible with a negative attitude that readily p...

The Lord’s merciful action forgives our sins and opens us to the new life which takes shape in the call to discipleship and mission. Ea...