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and how to ponder the gift of the Eucharist throughout the day

children will not only learn about the Mother of God

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Solitude and Silence: The Cloister of the Heart Type of Devotion_St Sebastian and how to ponder theWhat can the lay person learn from the life of a monk? Solitude and Silence are two pillars of monastic life that many people quickly point to as the hardest and most confusing parts of this kind of religious consecration. However, the great spiritual writer Thomas Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, helps us to understand that all Christians are called to some solitude and silence in our lives while not taking on a complete eremitical life. He