The source of pain
The problems we encounter are not the cause of our pain but rather obstacles to bring us closer to God. What causes pain are the obstacles of sin and an egoistic lifestyle.
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Sit still
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
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
Practice to be perfect
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
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An eye for an eye
“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Knsas?” 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 with charity. We’ve all experienced
The purpose of sex
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 simply a means to that end, not the end in itself.
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