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About Anthony Lilles
Professor Anthony Lilles is an expert in the Catholic mystical tradition and currently serves on the faculty of St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, CA. Co-founder of the Avila Institute of Spiritual Formation, he also directs the Initiative for Priestly Renewal for the ongoing formation of priests.
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Contemplative Prayer and Hope for America

September 18, 2025 Anthony Lilles 18

In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, how do we answer the violence that grips America’s public square? This latest social horror is part of a disturbing pattern of other assassinations, massacres, and […]

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