110. Learning to Love- Father Dalmazio Mongillo and Patricia Coulter The Good Shepherd and the Child

“Love as I love you.” John 13:34 
 
“Lent is the time in which the joy of loving is rejuvenated.” - Father Mongillo 
 
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Patricia Coulter joins us on the podcast to tell us more about Father Mongillo and to open up the beauty of his article, Learning to Love, from the 2009 journal.   
 
Read the article Learning to Love from the 2009 Journal 
 
Patricia Coulter met Sofia Cavalletti in 1975, and their friendship and close collaboration lasted until Sofia’s death in 2011. Patricia collaborated with Sofia in formation courses, in translations of her writings, and in coauthoring various books. Patricia’s most recent words are a collection of Sofia’s writings, All if Gift: Enjoying the Presence of God and letters, Look at the Light, Words of Loss and Love from Sofia Cavalletti. Dr. Coulter received her certification in the Franciscan Internship Program in Spiritual Direction and Directed Retreats and her doctorate in ministry from the University of St Michael’s College, University of Toronto. She is the recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice cross for her pastoral ministry with adults and children. 
 
Prayer by Father Mongillo, can be found on page 275-276 of A Year with Sofia Cavalletti: 
Trinity Love 
 
Trinity most sweet! 
Abba, Father! 
Son, Jesus! 
Spirit, Love! 
Trinity all love! 
Source of our identity and our 
peace, 
source of our happiness! 
We adore you, we praise you, we bless you, 
we thank you, we love you! 
Abba, Father! give us your Spirit, 
give us the Spirit of your Son! 
The Spirit who knows the depths of your 
mystery, 
the Spirit who knows the depths of 
our mystery! 
Give us the Spirit, 
in whom you have entrusted the Son to us, 
the Spirit who took Jesus by the hand 
and made him Son for us! 
So that he takes us by the hand and accompanies us 
on our pilgrim way toward your dwelling, 
where we will contemplate you with uncovered face… 
And you will see Jesus in us, the beloved, 
and we will lose ourselves in your gaze of love 
as in an infinite sea… 
as the Son and in the Son, 
all in one with You… 
with the Beloved… with the Lover, 
in the same ecstasy of love forever! 
Amen. 
 
Further Reading: 
 
Journal Articles by Fr Mongillo: 
History and Prayer 2004 Journal  
About Justice: A Meditation 1999 Journal – Read HERE 
Covenant, Collaboration, & Children 2007 Journal  
A Letter from Father Mongillo 2006 Journal  
Learning to Love 2009 Journal – Purchase HERE Read HERE 
The Vocation to Become Human 2011 Journal – Purchase HERE 
Christianity? To Enjoy a Person by Sofia Cavalletti about Fr Mongillo – Read HERE 
 
A Year with Sofia Cavalletti by Ann Garrido 
Essential Realities 
Patricia’s Books:  
Ways to Nurture the Relationship with God 
Drinking from the Sources  
Like Leaven: Accompanying Children on their Spiritual Journey  
The Infinite Mercy of God  
Look at the Light: Words on Loss and Love from Sofia Cavalletti 
 
Podcast Episodes with Patricia- 
 
Episode 89 – Background of Ways to Nurture the Relationship with God 
Episode 90- Ch. 4 The Parable of the True Vine from Ways to Nurture the Relationship with God with Patricia Coulter 
Episode 91- The Infinite Mercy of God with Patricia Coulter 
 
 
 
Heritage Episodes- 
 
Episode 60- Pioneers of CGS with Betty Hissong 
Episode 68- The CGS Heritage- Eugenio Zolli 
Episode 76- The CGS Heritage- Romano Guardini 
Episode 92- Who was Adele Costa Gnocchi  
Episode 109. The CGS Heritage- Father Dalmazio Mongillo, To Enjoy a Person with Sue Jett 
 
 
 
AUDIOBOOK: 
 
Audiobook – Now Available on Audible 
CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz! 
The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers