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It is pleasant to spend time with Him, to lie close to His breast like the Beloved Disciple and to feel the infinite love present…
![Idolatry, Apostasy, or Farce](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/08/Consecration-335x140.jpg)
No blinders. No closing of the eyes. Let us look straight into reality and draw our conclusion. Church history is no prettier than the average…
![Catholic Quote of the Day - July 12, 2012](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/quote21-470x140.jpg)
The thought of the presence of God and the spirit of worship will in all my actions have as their immediate object Jesus, God and…
![My Separated Brethren, don’t be afraid](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/07/peter_walking_on_water-470x140.jpg)
Fear causes us to retreat into a place of comfort. Humans are fallible and we are slow to trust anyone. The frightening thing in all…
![justice](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/6204837462_03b76be8bb-470x140.jpg)
The flesh of God torn asunder; can theological concepts even come close? Can my intellect take it in? Is salvation brought about by a proper…
![Catholic Quote of the Day -- June 15, 2012](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/quote21-470x140.jpg)
…that kind of civilization which conflicts with the doctrines and laws of holy Church is nothing but a worthless imitation and meaningless name.-Leo XIII, Encyclical…
![Our Traveling Companion](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/host-copy-web-470x140.jpg)
“Lord Jesus, Who in the Eucharist make your dwelling among us and become our traveling companion, sustain our Christian communities so that they may…
![St. Louis Cathedral](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/2288732947_70fd86a311-396x140.jpg)
OK, mop in hand. Now what? Start cleaning kids; know your limitations. How to clean–where can I start? Let’s start with ourselves. Can I will…
![The Body is Wounded](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2013/01/1280px-Enguerrand_Quarton_La_Pieta_de_Villeneuve-les-Avignon_c._1455-470x140.jpg)
The body is wounded. Broken for our transgressions. Presented for our healing. And divided again by our iniquities. A voice cries out in the wilderness:…
![The Visitor](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Guest post by Owen Swain. When I visit you say so little sometimes nothing at all nothing I can discern At first this silence comforts…