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  1. Mark Dohle

    Meditation/prayer is not always what people hope for {written in 2015)

    Meditation/prayer is not always what people hope for {written in 2015) This morning as I was going to the main office after Vigils (our Morning Prayer service); I saw one of the retreatants in the sitting room. She asked me if she could take a page out of one of the newspapers to take home with...
  2. Mark Dohle

    We are made for relationship

    We are made for relationship No moment spent in My presence is without value. Every moment given Me is precious in My sight and becomes fruitful for the whole Church. It is not a question of quantity, of spending long hours in My presence when the duties of one’s state in life require something...
  3. Mark Dohle

    All Soul's Day 2021

    All Souls Day 2021 No one is barred from heaven. Whoever wants to enter heaven may do so because God is merciful. Our Lord will welcome us into glory with His arms wide open. The Almighty is pure, however, and if a person is conscious of the least trace of imperfection and at the same time...
  4. Mark Dohle

    Monastery Retreat House Newsletter November 2021

    Monastery Retreat House Newsletter November 2021 Life at the Monastery “Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.” — Pope Francis “Everything is Grace” St. Therese of Lisieux I have to say, that November is my favorite month...
  5. Mark Dohle

    Our paths go forward only

    Our paths go forward only To pass from estrangement from God to be a son of God is the basic fact of conversion. That altered relationship with God gives you an altered relationship with yourself, with your brother man, with nature, with the universe. --E. Stanley Joy Jones Many people...
  6. Mark Dohle

    It takes self-reflection and prayer

    You as well :-)
  7. Mark Dohle

    No one is unloved

    No one is unloved To love ourselves is a command given by Christ Jesus. You are not an accident, God created you on purpose, and for a purpose. He loves you and created you to be in a relationship with him. It demands faith to trust in God and to love ourselves enough to continue on our...
  8. Mark Dohle

    It takes self-reflection and prayer

    Yes, I have a copy, and agree, a classic. II have one from when I was in the Navy. It is 54 years old and still in good shape. We never reach the bottom of our journey, it continues for eternity. Hee in this world, we grow in a special way because of the challenges, hard lessons...
  9. Mark Dohle

    It takes self-reflection and prayer

    It takes self-reflection and prayer It is easy for me to spout off pious sayings, or quotes from the bible without taking in what it is really implying. For instance the ‘Golden Rule”. Sounds nice, and may even come across as something easy to do, once one’s mind is made up. So do I “love my...
  10. Mark Dohle

    This day

    This day All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.-Martin Buber Life can make no sense whatsoever. I have met people here in the retreat house whose lives have been one disaster after another. They have to endure loved ones, serious health problems, and...
  11. Mark Dohle

    No one is exempt

    No one is exempt My whole body hurts today, Lord, it is ok, for there is also such beauty in my life as well. Teach me not to fear pain, whether from my soul, heart, in my thoughts, my feelings and emotions, knowing that all passes, yet your love is eternal. No one is exempt from life's...
  12. Mark Dohle

    The stranger's touch,

    The stranger's touch, Written on 08 Oct 2006 She walked in pushing a wheelchair slowly, looking tired and a little worn out, the man in the chair perhaps her father, old, and sickly, his arm in a cast acting confused. She walked with a slight limp with stingy blond hair, her face looked...
  13. Mark Dohle

    It is no small thing

    It is no small thing To trust is no small thing. For fear can build up high walls, seemingly impossible to climb, yet we are called to trust God, stepping over those high walls on the wings of grace. Our emotions and feelings can be untrue, God's love and Word are always trustworthy, we can...
  14. Mark Dohle

    Our prayer changes as we age

    Sneaks up, true, but more like a rush LOL.
  15. Mark Dohle

    Our prayer changes as we age

    Our prayer changes as we age I of course can only speak from my experience when it comes to prayer, but I believe that the inner life as we age takes on a new dimension that is unknown by most people before they reach what we called ‘old age’. People who have a chronic disease from a young age...
  16. Mark Dohle

    Enlightenment

    Enlightenment All people who are on a spiritual path need to work together and not against each other. While it is true that not all paths seek the same thing, yet the deeper you go in seeking understanding, the closer we seem to get. I am a Christian; Jesus is the Word become flesh, a...
  17. Mark Dohle

    Eye to Eye with a Spider(Remembering some other critters )

    Wow, thank you, makes a lot of sense. Peace Mark
  18. Mark Dohle

    The Human Situation

    Human situation “Love to be blind, since it is I who am leading you if you really want to put your hand in Mine. Don’t you think fathers are happy when their little girls leave everything to them in simple tenderness?” Bossis, Gabrielle. He and I (Kindle Locations 1356-1357). Pauline Books...
  19. Mark Dohle

    There is always struggle

    There is always struggle 4. “Jesus: ‘My child, life on earth is a struggle indeed; a great struggle for my kingdom. But fear not, because you are not alone. I am always supporting you, so lean on Me as you struggle, fearing nothing. Take the vessel of trust and draw from the fountain of...
  20. Mark Dohle

    My struggle with tenderness and mercy

    My struggle with tenderness and mercy “You remember, when Mary Magdalene had told Me of her sins, she stopped to ask, ‘After that, can I be forgiven?’ I assured her and she went on. But once again she stopped and asked, ‘For this too, may I still hope to be forgiven?’ ‘Yes,’ I assured her. Then...
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