Quiet yourself and dwell on an area of your life that causes you stress. Surrender. Admit to the Lord that you can not handle it on your own. Ask him to give you what you need to move forward. You may feel his peace right away, or it might come later. It will come Never […]
Christmas is a day of special closeness. Take time to be with one another. Believe that God is close. Know that He unites us in love
Perhaps this is regarded as one of the dullest Gospel readings of the year! It consists of a long list of names, many of which mean very little to most Christians. But it has one resounding message: Jesus fully entered our human condition, with all its virtues and vices. One of the main purposes of
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“How unreasonable it is to pray that God’s will be done, and then not promptly obey it when he calls us from this world. Instead we struggle and resist like self-willed slaves and are brought into the Lord’s presence with sorrow and lamentation, not freely consenting to our departure, but constrained by necessity. And yet
Pure of heart, immaculate of soul, Mary was free from the obstacles that can prevent us from saying “yes” to the Lord. Suspicion, cynicism, pride, false humility, and bondage-to-self cloud our reasoning, inhibit our faith, and make it difficult for us to surrender to God and his plan. Father, help me to use the gifts of
"Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to
Life is a time of preparation Read More »
So trials like these, unbearable as they may seem, eventually become light, and the soul becomes anxious to suffer again if by so doing it can render the Lord greater service. And, however numerous may be our troubles and persecutions, if we endure them without offending the Lord, but rejoice to suffer for His sake,
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"One must pass through solitude and dwell in it to receive God’s grace. It is there that one empties oneself, that one drives before oneself all that is not God, and that one completely empties this little house of our soul to leave room for God alone. In doing this, do not fear being unfaithful
This world undermines our trust in God. Attachment to stuff of this world brings only temporary pleasure. Our heart is made for God (and will not rest until we find Him). when we become attached to something not of God, the result is fear. Fear of loosing, fear of the future, fear of the unknown.
