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Soul on Fire

"Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.”

                                                               -John of the Cross, Mystic


In a poem about the road to Emmaus, theologian John Shea calls Jesus, “The arsonist of the heart.” When has God set your heart on fire? When has a holy passion for justice been enkindled in you? When has love’s fire touched you?

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