“Anima Christi” – 5 (1. Soul of Christ, sanctify me.) (2. Body of Christ, save me.) (3. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.) (4. Water from the side of Christ, wash me.) – – – – – Passion of Christ, strengthen me. Passio Christi, conforta me. Jesus, may your crucifixion, emblem not only of self-giving, but [...]
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“Anima Christi” – 4 (1. Soul of Christ, sanctify me.) (2. Body of Christ, save me.) (3. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.) – – – – – Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me. Who of us is not aware of the need for cleansing? We are all sinners, [...]
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“Anima Christi” -2 (Click here for Part 1) Body of Christ, save me. Corpus Christi, salva me. We are learning more and more about the connections between body and mind, body and spirit. I read in the newspaper recently that up to 90 percent of groups such as combat veterans and rape victims have nightmares. [...]
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Posted in Holiness, Lent, Prayer, Prayers on Jul 15th, 2010
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me: Within thy wounds hide me; Let me never be separated from thee. From the wicked foe defend me. At the hour of [...]
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Posted in Cross, Lent, Weakness, Power on Mar 25th, 2010
One of our problems with God is that we have expectations as to how God should work — as to what is proper for divinity. And God often doesn’t accommodate our expectations. We know this first from our Jewish heritage, which bequeaths to us the tradition that when God acts, things happen that are out [...]
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