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    My new office companion – Our Lady of Silence

    Deacon Scott / April 27, 2026

    I’ve welcomed a new companion into my office—the place where I meet people for pastoral counseling and spiritual direction: Our Lady of Silence. This modern icon was written by Capuchin friar Fr. Emiliano…

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    A new delight in icon gazing

    Deacon Scott / August 19, 2024

    I’ve been practicing something called ‘icon gazing’.  In ancient times, it was called visio divina.  Similar to lectio divina, which could mean ‘spiritual reading’, visio divina is ‘spiritual gazing’.  The practice is basic.…

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Deacon Scott

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