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Learning to do nothing: The art of sacred silence

February 9, 2023 Dr. R. Jared Staudt 8

“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this insight, also notes in his Pensées that we fear silence more […]

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“Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.”

May 26, 2019 Nicolas Diat 5

Editor’s note: The following address was given by Nicolas Diat at the May 14, 2019 Presentation at the Centre Saint-Louis (Institut Français) of the French edition of Cardinal Robert Sarah’s book The Day is Now Far […]

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The influence of Benedict XVI on Cardinals Müller and Sarah

December 12, 2017 Paul Senz 2

Books by the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the current Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the […]

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Want to change the world? It starts with joy, Archbishop Chaput says

July 27, 2017 CNA Daily News 13

Napa, Calif., Jul 27, 2017 / 04:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a world that can sometimes seem disheartening, Christians have a path to the future in lives of joy and love, Archbishop Chaput said Thursday.

While Christians need to see the world’s pr… […]

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Why did Robert Cardinal Sarah decide to devote a book to silence?

July 2, 2017 Catholic World Report 6

Why did Robert Cardinal Sarah decide to devote a book to silence? We spoke for the first time about this beautiful subject in April 2015. We were returning to Rome after spending several days in […]

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