It is by staying still,in silence, (and possibly for long periods),before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, that we perceive what he wants from us, put aside our own plans to make way for his, and let God’s light gradually penetrate the heart and heal it. Find a tabernacle and sit. from: The Eucharist: Our […]
The innocent do not die with the guilty… “Far be it from you to do such a thing,to make the innocent die with the guilty,so that the innocent and the guilty would be treated alike!” – Genesis 18:25 but The Innocent did die for the guilty… “For Christ died for sins once, the righteous
.. of how much the media will steal your interior peace. (It was stunning how much inner peace I got back when I stopped listening to, or watching, the news. If you happen to be a talk radio listener, turn it off and you will be stunned too.)
Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48) What does God want us to be perfect at? St. Catherine of Siena, imagined of God saying this: “I ask you to love me with the same love with which I love you. But I loved you first without being loved. So you cannot
Practice to be perfect Read More »
“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?” – Edward Lorenz, Meteorologist Apply this theory to Jesus’ teaching about generosity and forgiveness. Our instinct for revenge is extremely powerful. It is too easy to take an eye-for-an-eye approach to life. But Jesus tells us to meet hostility
Having sex is not at expression of love. Making a covenant commitment to another person is love. Expressing that covenant through commitment to create a family is love. Sex is simple a means to that end, not the end in itself.
The purpose of sex Read More »
