Death
The anticipation of death should not rob you of joy; rather, it must call you to love. How I live today determines how I will live my last day and the everlasting day of eternal life with God.
Do not be afraid
Because of the fall of man, the world we live in is destine to undermine our trust in God. Any pleasure from things of this world is only a temporary happiness or (false) security before it passes away. When we get attached to something not of God, fear results and fear stalks us constantly; (the
Gird you loins, avoid stupor
The girding of our loins (Luke 12:35) signifies the readiness of the mind to work hard in every thing praiseworthy…the human mind is awake when it repels any tendency to slumber off into that carelessness that often is the means of bringing it into subjection to every kind of wickedness. When sunk in stupor, the
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Adoration
It is not particularly difficult to find thousands who will spend two or three hours a day exercising, but if you ask them to bend their knees to God for five minutes of prayer, they protest that it is too long. – Saint Archbishop Fulton Sheen (not quite yet but he will be soon (2.23.26))
The Wise One
The Wise One a Snarl a Stare a Sneer from those far and near some don’t know me but they Loathe me because Lies yell in their ear a Gasp some Gossip a Glance all caught in this awkward dance who they Hate determines their fate if only they gave me a chance Triumphant Tough
The Great Temptation
The Great Temptation: wanting to do too many things and thus leaving no time for Christ.
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Eucharist
Without the Eucharistic presence the Christian faith would be reduced to just a philosophy.
Agape
Only the asceticism of Christian chastity purifies and disciplines love so that it rises above the sensual sphere to become a truly personal act of self-giving.