The writing & works of

Fr. Ambrose Criste, O.Praem.

Novena to Our Lady, Queen of Our Order | Day Two

As Catholics, we do not forget the dead. We pray for them, remember them before the altar of God, and entrust them to the mercy of Christ, who has conquered death.

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Novena to Our Lady, Queen of Our Order | Day One

Today we begin our novena for the abbatial election in a spirit of thanksgiving.

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Living Communio

Augustinian Spirituality for a Fragmented Age

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How Should We Approach Lent?

As we approach the beginning of Lent, Fr. Ambrose offers some reflections on how we ought to embrace this holy season of preparation and prayer.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Nine

We've arrived, at last, at the end of our journey--an occasion to reflect and to and prepare ourselves to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Eight

Drawing from his own devotions and experiences, Fr. Pio helps us reflect on the great maternal care Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Seven

The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe is nearly 500 years old, but she continues to guide culture; she is always calling us back toward her Son.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Six

We call Our Lady of Guadalupe “Queen of the Americas,” and rightly so. But it is a mistake to think that the impact of this story stops there.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Five

Nearly five hundred years ago, Our Lady of Guadalupe’s intercession helped to unite the traditions of the Old and New Worlds. Today, she is still uniting cultures, nations, and the Church.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Four

“Where am I? Could this be the place that our ancestors spoke of ― the Flower World Paradise in the land of heaven?”

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Three

Today, we examine the history and anthropology of the Nahua peoples, to whom Our Lady appeared nearly 500 years ago, and in whose language she chose to speak.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day Two

We examine the "prehistory" of Our Lady of Guadalupe: the millennia of Mesoamerican history and culture in which Our Lady appeared, and the traditions her apparitions helped to sanctify.

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Encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe | Day One

If we are to try to wrap our imaginations around the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we must first seek to understand the fusion of cultures in which she appeared.

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