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
“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, how I struggle some days to turn to you as my ultimate authority. Please humble me so that I can truly give you authority over my life. Grant me the grace to trust in your wisdom in all things.
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Happiness is a fleeting emotion that comes from the satisfaction of the senses.* Joy is and interior disposition: “Joy is caused by love” (St Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae II-II, q. 28)
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves Philippians 2:3
God does not heal you so that you can be the healthiest person in hell. God heals you so you can be of service to others. – Fr. Al Lauer
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Why should we think we should live this life without suffering, God’s love for his only begotten son did stop Christ from suffering. “If you haven’t cried miserably in this lifetime, don’t worry, you will. – Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Do not be afraid; to be guided by the Holy Spirit, to be purified by God, to be loved by God, to be Holy.
All the teachings of Christ boil down to two cardinal concepts; the negative, the denial of self; the positive, the imitation of and union with Christ.
