The Contemplative Art of Sorting

Posted by Brother Benjamin Rossi, CSC on Apr 15, 2021 6:31:00 AM

I am currently working in our community’s archives, spending my days sorting hundreds of documents and artifacts. The boxes seem endless, lined up on long tables, as I sit there handling one item at a time. While there was a period of my life when this kind of activity—identifying what something is and deciding where it ought to be filed—would have been too intellectually stimulating for me and led to burnout, I now see it as a privileged opportunity to get in touch with my executive functioning skills. 

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Topics: prayer, contemplative prayer, Examen

Monday Motivation: Weekly Resources

Posted by The Editors on Apr 20, 2020 1:09:01 PM

Over the past several weeks, we’ve received a number of requests from people looking for resources to assist them in different ways as they meet the challenges presented by stay-at-home orders and social distancing restrictions. In response, we’ve begun curating online resources in this weekly series, including links in each of the following categories: Prayer for the Home, Educational Opportunities, Resources (for ministers, educators, parents, etc.), and Flourishing and Fun.  

Here are several that caught our attention for this week:

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Topics: catechesis, liturgical music, Metropolitan Museum of Art, domestic church, Catolicismo hispano, COVID-19 Resources, religious education, Monday Motivation Weekly Resources, Examen

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