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  1. Mark Dohle

    Just do it

    Just do it A man asked me this question one day, in frustration. "How can I trust God?" I responded: "By trusting. 'Let your fears drop away, or learn not to heed them."--BrMD
  2. Mark Dohle

    The right leader will save us?

    The right leader will save us? While it is true that men and women who get into power through politics are I believe for the most part corrupt. I do not think this is a harsh statement, since I doubt if I were to get into the political sandbox that I would be able to stay honest either. Too...
  3. Mark Dohle

    Come Holy Spirit; flood our minds, our hearts, our souls and spirits

    Come Holy Spirit; flood our minds, our hearts, our souls and spirits Before Pentecost, the Apostles were still fearful, even after seeing the risen Lord. They prayed together but as yet we're not proclaiming the reality of the Risen Lord. The Spirit God knows all hearts and in receiving...
  4. Mark Dohle

    Lord, one day at a time is all I ask

    Lord, one day at a time is all I ask When I was a young monk, one of the seniors told me that it takes time to get into monastic life. He mentioned how it was around 10 years before he even began to get into the interior grove of his vocation. Being only 23 at the time, I thought what he said...
  5. Mark Dohle

    Being trapped (A universal Gethsemane experience)

    Being trapped (A universal Gethsemane experience) I have decided to limit my reading on the Covid-19 pandemic. However, even with less looking into it, I still check it out once a day. I do not feel good about it. What I read on the web is that the first wave is not even close to being over...
  6. Mark Dohle

    Assension Homily by Fr. Cassian

    Homily by Fr. Cassian 7th Sunday of Easter Preached May 24, 2020 Mystery upon mystery upon mystery. For seven weeks we have held in our hearts the mystery of the Resurrection, now extended into the mystery of the Ascension, and drawn back to the mystery of the Incarnation. The Easter Season...
  7. Mark Dohle

    Healing comes when a choice is made to 'trust'

    Healing comes when a choice is made to ‘trust’ The redemption is the work of love. I loved in the face of hatred. I loved in the face of death. I loved even in the netherworld, where the just of the ages awaited My coming among them. It is by love that I vanquished hell, by love that I...
  8. Mark Dohle

    Opening the Heart to Reality

    Opening the Heart to Reality If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be...
  9. Mark Dohle

    Basic human struggle

    Basic human struggle Emotions are strong, and they can be overwhelming, or seem to be. They are irrational and seek release, hence our struggle. Yet they do pass quickly if we let them live out their life span. If we cling to our emotional responses then they can haunt us for life. To forgive...
  10. Mark Dohle

    The Pure Gift

    The pure gift For those who seek to make prayer an important part of their lives, it will slowly bring them to an understanding of the depth of their union with God, as well as with others. All human beings are made in the image and likeness of God, so the slowly deepening love of God will...
  11. Mark Dohle

    Skin Of Faith

    Skin of faith Faith should be our skin, covering all aspects of our lives, or if not, growing in that direction over time. We can have many friends from other faith paths. To have other devout believers of God in one's life can be a boon. To have fanatics, a curse. God is not an object, not...
  12. Mark Dohle

    Humorous insights from retreatants

    Humorous insights from retreatants Once in awhile when talking to a retreatant they will relate to me an insight that they received that is both profound and funny. I was talking to a young man, I will call him Steve. He told me that when he came on Monday he wanted to ‘get it’, and then go...
  13. Mark Dohle

    Personal Infallibility

    Thank you, one day at a time, all things pass. peace mark
  14. Mark Dohle

    I hate this situation, yet have to live through it

    I hate this situation, yet have to live through it I read today that they expect the cases for convid19 to continue to rise, going from 1500 new cases a day, to 3000. Each of us has to deal with this the best way we can. A highschool classmate reminded me of what generations in the past had to...
  15. Mark Dohle

    Personal Infallibility

    Personal Infallibility If I think something, then it must be true. Or if I believe a certain way, then all others who think differently must be wrong. For a short time, I was part of a group that was based on Muslims and Christians 'debating'. When in fact it was just insults and silly...
  16. Mark Dohle

    Our dear friend and Employee Rose Campbell RN

    Our dear friend and Employee Rose Campbell RN Yesterday our community got the privilege and honor of seeing Rose Campbell, who for 14 years was our nurse here at the Monastery. She is ill and on hospice at this time. Nurses are a special breed. The vast majority of them are loving, caring...
  17. Mark Dohle

    The silence

    The silence I started a very early shift this morning in our Infirmary. It is a good shift, I have a couple of hours in the quiet, lights are low, and everyone is sleeping. What a gift sleep is, also what a joy to like getting up in the wee hours. We have a little chapel here, so I will often...
  18. Mark Dohle

    Feelings of anxiety, and fear, are there all the time

    Feelings of anxiety, and fear, are there all the time The woman told me that she was on rocky ground, not knowing what the future will bring. She wanted to come out for a few days retreat. With a heavy heart, I had to tell her that we do not know how long it will be before we open. As we talked...
  19. Mark Dohle

    Forgiveness, deeper in

    Forgiveness, deeper in One day a young man talked about his hatred, his desire for revenge against his parents, who were cruel, abusive, and ignored him. How do I deal with this, it is a torture he asked me. So as we talked I shared my own struggles, how over many years I still deal with...
  20. Mark Dohle

    The Inner Battle

    The inner battle Will the battle ever be over my Lord? There is so much depth in each human being, that only you can see, and understand. There are days when I seem bombarded, first anger, then lust, impatience, and fatigue, yet I know that you are with me in all of this. It is simply being...
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