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  1. Mark Dohle

    Not a Doormat

    Not a Doormat “Jesus commands us to take our Cross and follow Him, but that does not mean we should condone abusive behavior. Allowing others to use us as “doormats” or failing to stand up for ourselves is to live in bondage, not humility. Jesus came to set us free from disorders, fears...
  2. Mark Dohle

    Dealing with Our Inner Voices

    Dealing with Our Inner Voices To live in humility is to live always in total confidence of God’s love, protection, and guidance and, therefore, to have no concern for yourself when others insult you—or praise you. Secure in God’s love, you don’t have to base your identity on whether or not...
  3. Mark Dohle

    Speaking Truth

    Speaking the Truth The Lord is preparing us for persecution. In this time of darkness, those who speak the truth will be persecuted and misunderstood. Are we ready? That’s why we have to crucify ourselves, because, as long as we are attached to our reputations, to being affirmed and liked, we...
  4. Mark Dohle

    The Precious Blood (God with us)

    The Precious Blood (God with us) You are My beloved spouse of My Most Precious Blood. It is My Blood that refreshes the soul and brings forth new life in the Spirit. My little one, My Blood, poured out for mankind, has been trampled on. It has not been received as My gift of Myself to humanity...
  5. Mark Dohle

    Faith, Struggle, and Rites of Passage

    Faith, Struggle, and Rites of Passage The human existence here on earth is full of struggle, challenges, difficulties, sufferings, trials, and tears because of the Fall. I came to transform human suffering through My death and resurrection. The Holy Family lived the human condition through Me...
  6. Mark Dohle

    Longing for God

    Longing for God Only love radiates the light of God, for His light is love. The light of Jesus Christ is love that suffers for all and with all, love in pain and sorrow, love that enters into the brokenness of humanity and receives her brokenness into Himself to heal and restore her in God...
  7. Mark Dohle

    Trial by Fire

    Trial by Fire St. Ignatius also teaches that while we are under a storm, we are being purified by fire, and the Lord does not speak. Instead, He gives us the grace to remain faithful to what He had told us previously. Therefore, during the storm, do not make changes in your life. Hold firm...
  8. Mark Dohle

    The Struggle with Our Thoughts

    The Struggle with Our Thoughts One does not arrive at virtue except through knowledge of self and knowledge of Me, which knowledge is more perfectly acquired in the time of temptation, because then man knows himself to be nothing, being unable to lift off himself the pains and...
  9. Mark Dohle

    Addictions, anxiety, intelligence and the NDE

    Addictions, anxiety, intelligence and the NDE There is a saying “talk is cheap” and it is very true. For me to talk of ‘trusting God’ no matter how bleak things get is easy to expand on, but not so easy when I am in the midst of some inner turmoil, or worse, an inner void. While it is true...
  10. Mark Dohle

    In Times of Trial

    In Times of Trial In times of trial, we are vulnerable to temptations that promise to resolve our problems. Like the Israelites in the desert, we are tempted to return to Egypt. It seemed better for them to be slaves than to persevere in the adverse conditions of the desert. To go forward...
  11. Mark Dohle

    The reason behind so many NDE’s

    The reason behind so many NDE’s There was a man here this week who is wheelchair bound. He has been coming every year for 25 years and is well known. We talked for a few minutes the other night and he related to me that 17 years ago he was in an automobile accident and was dead for 9 minutes...
  12. Mark Dohle

    "When we have nothing left but God, we discover that God is enough.

    "When we have nothing left but God, we discover that God is enough. A few years ago I saw a picture online of a man standing on a dock looking down at the water and the caption said "when we have nothing left but God, we discover that God is enough." In my own life I have found that statement...
  13. Mark Dohle

    The world our heart dwells in

  14. Mark Dohle

    Monastic life and the Holy Spirit (the struggle with evil)

  15. Mark Dohle

    Crying Out to God

    Crying Out to God Psalm 51 is a powerful prayer of repentance for this stage of the Path. In this prayer, we beg the Lord to have mercy upon us and to cleanse us from all our sins. We cry out to God to create a clean heart in us, making it whiter than snow. The Love Crucified Community. The...
  16. Mark Dohle

    Deep Roots

    Deep Roots Sins are like weeds: we may cut the leaves, but as long as the roots remain, more leaves will soon come up. We must dig deep and pull out the entire root system—the hidden part that thrives beneath the surface. Many times, in confession, we give the Lord only the visible sins (the...
  17. Mark Dohle

    The Gift of Stubbornness

    The Gift of Stubbornness The call that I received thirty years ago, a call to which I did not know how to respond, or to which I found myself unable to respond fully. There were too many obstacles in me, too many infected wounds, still waiting for the healing that had to come through the...
  18. Mark Dohle

    The Monastic Journey

    The Monastic Struggle 'Man's anger does not bring about the righteousness of God' (Jms. 1:20 (Chapter talk) We must, with God's help, eradicate the deadly poison of the demon of anger from the depths of our souls. So long as he dwells in our hearts and blinds the eyes of the heart with his...
  19. Mark Dohle

    Where is our hope?

    So where is our hope? You do not comprehend pain. You do not comprehend that through the love of God you need to accept pain and endure it. Every human being will experience it to a lesser or greater measure. But with peace in the soul and in a state of grace, hope exists: this is My Son, God...
  20. Mark Dohle

    Prayer Life

    Prayer Life As a species, we tend to overthink certain areas in our lives that are very important. One’s life of prayer can be one such topic. When talking with some retreatants they often want to find ‘one way’ to pray. For instance, “Centering Prayer”, the rosary, or some other form of...
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