Sister Anna Marie talks about the consecrated life and what the Church has to offer in the modern, broken world.

Talk originally given on the Day for Consecrated Life for the religious in the Diocese of Aberdeen., Scotland.  

Sister Anna Marie offers guidance on Lectio Divina, a method that can lead us to a better understanding of Scripture through reading, reflection, and prayer.  

Jesus reaches out to heal a leper. Sister Anna Marie continues her discussion of the Gospel of Matthew.

Sister Anna Marie looks at the theological virtue of charity and the source of love.

How do you create a friendship with God? In contemplative prayer, we meet God as a friend and embrace the knowledge that we are known and loved by Him.

Part three of three. Originally given as Advent talk in the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St. Andrews.

Prayer brings us into a fullness of our personhood and unites us with God. Meditative prayer brings the Truth to the forefront of our minds in order for us to fit that truth into our lives.  

Part two of three. Originally given as Advent talk in the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St. Andrews.

Prayer binds us to God and His will. A regular, intentional prayer life should be a work of intersession. Vocal prayer integrates the whole body into prayer.

Part one of three. Originally given as Advent talk in the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St. Andrews.

What does the Gospel of Matthew tell us about sheep, wolves, and becoming a tree that produces goodness as we grow in our faith?  

What does Jesus mean when he tells us to enter through the narrow gate? Sister Anna Marie continues her discussion of the Gospel of Matthew. 

Ask, and you shall receive. Seek, and you will find.  But will our prayers be answered in ways that we find suitable, or is Jesus telling us something different? Sister Anna Marie continues her reflection on the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 7.