In Alcoholics Anonymous, they often speak of two kinds of conversions on the journey from addiction to sobriety: the “Educational Variety” and the dramatic “Road to Damascus” type. But perhaps the most powerful conversion is found in today’s Gospel (Matthew 9:9–13, July 4th, Year I)—the calling of Matthew. He had become a tax collector, likely […]
“By free will one shapes one’s own life. Human freedom is a force for growth and maturity in truth and goodness; it attains its perfection when directed toward God, our beatitude*” (CCC 1731) * beatitude: supreme happiness
“The Lord grieves over the rich, because they find their consolation in the abundance of goods. ‘Let the proud seek and love earthly kingdoms, but blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven’ (Saint Augustine). Abandonment to the providence of the Father in heaven frees us from anxiety about tomorrow
“Though the just fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble from only one mishap.” – Proverbs 24:16 Our falling is a given; it is the “rising again” that makes one just.
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“Hate is extremely fertile; it reproduces itself with amazing rapidity. How can all this hatred be stopped when one man is slapping another on the cheek? There is only one way, and that is by turning the other check, which means: ‘I forgive; I refuse to hate you. If I hate you, I will add
Lord Jesus, I can follow you only if you grant me the grace to do so. Please open my ears to your word, my eyes to your way, and my heart to your love.
As a follower of Jesus, we are called daily to put to death our sinful nature, to deny our desires, to renounce our possessions, that is, to die to ourself.
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Do not live entirely isolated, having retreated into yourselves, as if you were already justified, but gather instead to seek the common good together. (The Epistle of Barnabas) (CCC 1905)
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Do not let yourself be distracted or discouraged by what could be; find peace and contentment with what actually is, even if it is difficult. Focusing on Jesus will quiet your soul and give you the courage and strength to take up the calling He has for you, now.
Laborare est orare Jesus, help me to understand; That my prayer is of no avail unless it is made in Your Name; That my faith is useless unless I convert it into works. – Divine Intimacy #175
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