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At a time like this it’s difficult not to get emotional – grief, anger and so on – and sometimes it can feel that our emotions are getting on top of us, and getting in the way of prayer. Sr. Mary Magdalene from St. Catherine’s Dominican Convent in Cambridge brings St. Thomas Aquinas’ wisdom on integration our emotions and passions into a good life of real virtue, prayer and happiness.