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The First Goal of Spiritual Combat Isn’t Perfection, Rather Peace of Heart
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly The first goal of spiritual combat, that toward which our efforts must above all else be directed, is not to always obtain a victory (over our temptations, our weaknesses, etc.), rather it is to learn to maintain peace of heart under all circumstances, even in the case of defeat. […]
Experience The Reality Of The Cross Every Day | St. John Paul II
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly If the Cross is accepted, it generates salvation and brings peace, as is evidenced by the many beautiful testimonies given by young believers. Without God, the Cross crushes us; with God, it redeems and saves us. St. John Paul II
The Supreme Duty Of Every Christian | St. John Paul II
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly God is opening before the Church the horizons of a humanity more fully prepared for the sowing of the Gospel. I sense that the moment has come to commit all of the Church’s energies to a new evangelization and to the mission ad gentes. No believer in Christ, no […]
“Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy”
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “Every child, every person needs to know that they are a source of joy; every child, every person, needs to be celebrated. Only when all of our weaknesses are accepted as part of our humanity can our negative, broken self-images be transformed.”
Why Both Married People and Priest Should Be “Celibate”
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly In other words, the person mature enough to commit to either the married or religious state of life must already have become a free, self-possessed, unique masculine or feminine celibate — for that is precisely what caelebs means: singular and alone!
What are the Three Advents Of Christ?
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly At the beginning of a new yearly cycle, the liturgy invites the Church to renew her proclamation toall the peoples and sums it up in two words “God comes”. These words, so concise, contain anever new evocative power.Let us pause a moment to reflect: it is not used in […]
What is the True Source of Beauty?
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly Beauty grows in you to the extent that love grows, because charity itself is the soul’s beauty. – Confessions
What Does Love Really Look Like?
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
- The Benedictine Charm In A Digital Age
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly As we approach the feast day of Saint Benedict on July 11, I am reminded of another chapter in my life where I spent one night in Nursia. I had the immense blessing of praying in the Abbey at the center of the city, built over the birthplace of… Read more: The Benedictine Charm In A Digital Age - Everything I Heard At A Chastity Talk When I Was 15
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly When I was 15, I experienced my first “chastity” talk one night at youth group. A local organization called the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team came to our parish and gave a series of talks about the subject. It was the first time in my life I had… Read more: Everything I Heard At A Chastity Talk When I Was 15 - Gospel Reflection: Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea.Such large crowds gathered around himthat he got into a boat and sat down,and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:“A sower went out to sow. And… Read more: Gospel Reflection: Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A - How Catholics Can Help Loved Ones With Dementia: Ally, Advocate, Aide
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly My grandmother is 94 years old and still the most elegant woman I know. In the 45 years we have known each other, we have had innumerable, memorable conversations, some of which I have documented and hope to share with my own grandchildren someday. A few years ago, I… Read more: How Catholics Can Help Loved Ones With Dementia: Ally, Advocate, Aide - Why You Should Give Money To Homeless People
Facebook Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Print Friendly “It was not his business to judge whether they were deserving.” Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food,… Read more: Why You Should Give Money To Homeless People
