Pleasing God
In a very, very few years my name will be forgotten. What would people think of me if they knew me as I know myself? My pride and desire for praise; my mean uncharitable thoughts about others; my fear of humiliation; the imperfect way I have lived my life: the sins I have committed, the […]
The Communion of Saints in the month of November
Fr. Rene Schatteman 1. During the month of November, the Church in a special way, brings to our attention the Communion of the Saints. The Catechism (954) tells us that there are “three states of the Church… at the present time, some of (Christ’s) disciples are pilgrims on earth. Others have died and are being […]
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
What is the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart? The Sacred Heart is King of the individual, the family and the human race.The Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the home is the recognition of theSacred Heart as King of the family. He is King of the home by divineappointment, conquest and excellence, but He desires […]
Avoiding Purgatory: Masses Should be Offered for the Living, Including Ourselves
Susan Tassone www.spiritdaily.com Devotion to the Holy Eucharist is a powerful means of avoiding Purgatory. A great doctor of the Church, Saint Anselm, declared that a single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death. Saint Leonard of Port Maurice supports this statement […]
Following Christ
Father Paul Pecchie Christ has never stopped breaking down barriers, because he always has at least a few faithful followers at work in the world. One of these is a Franciscan Friar from Egypt named Fr Ibrahim He lives in Jerusalem, a city in the middle of a part of the world that seems to […]
30 Famous Quotations of St. Augustine
A note: A few of these (like #11, #12, #27, #29, #30) are widely attributed to Augustine but may not appear verbatim in his extant writings—they are paraphrased or traditional formulations of his thought. The rest are firmly grounded in his works.
Humility
Father Paul Pecchie Humility frees us to maximize our God-given talents, because it frees us from being afraid of what other people will think. The history of art and music is full of examples of this. The true artists worked hard to develop their creative gifts, regardless of the praise or recognition of critics. Many […]
Anyone Can Become A Saint!
Rev. Francis Butina, S.J. Farmer, mason, baker, rope-maker, or whatever else you be, who, obliged as you are to gain your bread with the sweat of your brow, seek a momentary recreation in the reading of these pages, you surely are not one of those who see in their ordinary labor an obstacle to rise […]
ON SIMPLICITY.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. IT is easier to feel what simplicity is than to define it. To understand what it is, let us contemplate it first as it is in God; afterwards we will consider it as it is displayed in an interior soul; and we shall come to the conclusion that in God, as […]
ON PURE LOVE.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. PURE love is the love of God, unmixed with the love of self. Thus, from whatever motive we may pro duce an act of love to God, whether on account of His infinite perfections or from a motive of hope or of gratitude, this act is pure as long as it […]