(This content which follows the Biblical account of Creation is written in a meditative way with some imaginative narrative). The Most High Father before Whom even the most Seraphic and unspeakably lofty Angels are said to cover their faces, was always a Person of broad vision and great challenge. What He wanted was a manifestation … Read more
To stay in a state of grace we must strive for more than the minimum. We must never be content with our current level of virtue, but should always strive for greater. In a word, we must constantly pursue holiness.
Hello dear reader, and welcome to this article on contemplation and the clean of heart. Among the Beatitudes we see that one of them points more to contemplation and the mystical life than the others. “Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.” (Matt. 5:8). Seeing God is a spiritual experience, not … Read more
Hello dear reader and welcome to this article on the state of being a contemplative while living in the world. This post is from a document titled “All But Hidden.” Farrell Brothers Correspondence (F.B.C.) 07-02-22 My Brother, The focus of this document will be to tackle the perhaps rather elusive subject of contemplative souls living … Read more
Christian soul, we must be persuaded that the end for which we are living on this earth is to get closer to the divinity, to the divine idea of ourselves as individual members of Christ’s Mystical Body. Let us remind ourselves of some of the basic means of sanctification that should ordinarily be at our … Read more
Abiding happiness in man is a rare thing to find, but as every devout Christian knows, this is due to letting our hearts go out and rest in things that are created and temporal – not eternal and Divine. As a Kempis says, ‘What is a greater trouble and hindrance to thee than thine own unmortified … Read more
This article, taken from a circular, Via Sanctorum, is on the discerning of a vocation to Religious life (monastic or convent life) and goes into what goes on in the soul of one who is called and what the Religious life means and entails. Dear Readers, there are many souls who feel drawn to a … Read more
The following essay, Catholic Church Teaching on the nature and location of Hell, is taken from the collected works under the title, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. The document was originally simply titled ‘Hell’ and can be seen below in its originality. Hell A Brief Glance at Hell A grave crisis of today is … Read more
This article on setting goals for your spiritual life is taken from the collected works, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. Setting Goals for your Spiritual Life. Our spiritual life is something that we should care for, watch over and attend to, like a gardener taking care of his garden. All of us would like … Read more
The following document on mental prayer, also called meditation, and in this case, ‘active meditation,’ is taken from the compiled works titled, Articles and Manuscripts of Dominic Farrell. Mental Prayer What is Mental Prayer and Why Should I Practice it? Mental Prayer is a means to stay in the state of grace, encounter God within … Read more