Christ’s obedience is not just an occasional conformity, so to speak, as ours so often is; but His is a consecrated obedience, the obedience of one who has handed Himself over to God in sacrifice. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
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Faith is a basic ingredient of the spiritual life. It is not an escalator which brings us to the top of the mountain. It is more like a ‘staff’ to lean upon. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Judas was a “watcher,” a “side-liner,” a “critic,” a “non-joiner;” he wanted to be a “VIP.” His ambition blinded him and he missed Christ. What tragedy! Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
The Liturgy at this season prompts us to study this God of Love and this Love of God in the shadow of the Crucifix. The Crucifix will speak to us and it will enkindle in us the fire of divine love. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear! Penetrate my inmost heart, that I may set You, my Lord and God, before my face forever. Help me to shun all things that can offend You, and make me worthy to appear before the pure eyes of Your Divine Majesty in heaven, where You live and reign […]
We must remember that a religious, nay a Christian, is not one who prays, but one who attains the union with Christ needed to live God’s mystery profoundly. Union with God is not the product of schedules or methods of prayer. It is very necessary to keep and to live an interior dimension at all […]
Subconsciously, or otherwise, have we convinced ourselves that there is no space for contemplation in our lives? Do we emphasize “doing” and the market place? What is contemplation? The goal of contemplation is to be constantly conscious of the Presence of Christ. “As often as you did it to one of these . . .” […]
You cannot carry on a love affair with God bemoaning lost illusions, dwelling on the past. We ought really to keep a journal if only to say or to write daily, “Ego Amo Te, Lord.” — My God I love You. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend, & Guide
We have two relentless taskmaster in life — integrity and truth. We must be busy about the Lord’s business. Do not compromise, flatter, or adapt your words to fit the hearer’s ear. Witness peace by the way you act. Witness charity by the way you speak. Integrity and truth. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, […]
We are so weak . . . . . we panic when our love is cold, when we find temptation violent, prayer difficult and distractions more abundant. We beg God to see our progress: “If only He’d tell me I’m better than I was!” All this time God is merely asking for a loving trust […]