Faith
faith is the beginning of eternal life… – CCC 163
Catechism
detachment
The precept of detachment from riches is obligatory for entrance into the Kingdom of heaven.” (CCC #2,544)
One of These Days
“When he comes at the end of time … Christ will reveal the secret disposition of (our) hearts and will render to each man according to his works, and according to his acceptance or refusal of grace” (CCC 682)
Progress to Perfection
There is no holiness without renunciation and spiritual battle. Spiritual progress entails the intense self-discipline to subdue sinful desires that gradually lead to living in the peace and joy of the beatitudes. (CCC 2015)
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Good from Evil
Faith gives us the certainty that God would not permit an evil if He did not cause a good to come from that very evil, by ways that we shall not fully know until we enter into eternal life.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 324)
Daily Routine
Your job, everyday, is to ’put on the new man, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.’ (Eph 4:24). Do this by ‘putting away falsehood,’ (Eph 4:25) That is to ‘put away all malice and all guile and insincerity and envy and all slander.’ (1 Peter 2:1) (Catechism of the Catholic
Independence Day
“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 Body of Christ
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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Freedom
There is no true freedom except in the service of what is good and just. The choice to disobey and do evil is an abuse of freedom and leads to ‘the slavery of sin’ (Rom 6:17). (Catechism Of The Catholic Church, Nº 1713)
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