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The Cave of My Rebirth: ON SABBATICAL (PART TWO)

November 25, 2013 alternacommunity 1 Comment

Written by Anton Flores-Maisonet From Thanksgiving 2012 to Labor Day 2013, I had the opportunity to take a “soft” sabbatical.…

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Filed under: caving, emptiness, Monastery of the Holy Spirit, prayer, Sabbatical, solitude, stillness
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ON SABBATICAL (part one)

October 17, 2013 alternacommunity 1 Comment

by ANTON FLORES-MAISONET When I commenced my nine-month sabbatical I envisioned a time marked by moments of recreation, resting, and…

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Filed under: Contemplation, Darkness, Mexico, prayer, Running, Sabbatical

Suffering, Love, and the Path of Compassion

December 20, 2012 alternacommunity Leave a comment

by Anton Flores-Maisonet (Advent 2012)  The path of prayer and love and the path of suffering seem to be the…

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Filed under: Advent, children, detention, justice, love, mothers, prayer, suffering, transformation

Linda’s Cross (A story of “voluntary” deportation and the separation of a family)

April 7, 2009 alternacommunity Leave a comment

During all six days of the pilgrimage we are carrying a cross made as a gift by immigrants in Gainesville. …

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Filed under: children, cross, deportation, Mexico, Oppression, Pilgrimage for Immigrants, prayer, unlicenseable drivers

Pray for LaGrange churchgoer attacked while walking home

March 11, 2009 alternacommunity Leave a comment

This unfortunate crime against a pedestrian occurred approximately two weeks ago.  Below is the report from the LaGrange Daily News.…

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Filed under: assault, attempted armed robbery, LaGrange, prayer, walking, West Georgia Medical Center

What is a Lenten fast?

February 23, 2009 alternacommunity Leave a comment

The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer…

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Filed under: alms-giving, Fast, jesus, Lent, penitence, prayer, self-denial

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