Saint of the Day for December 23 (June 24, 1390 – December 24, 1473) Saint John of Kanty’s Story John was a country lad who made good in the big city and the big university of Kraków, Poland. After brilliant studies he was ordained a priest and became a professor of theology. The inevitable opposition …
It is a binary choice. The yoke of Christ or the Yoke of sin. “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Mt 11:29-30) “do not submit again to a …
“All will go well, everything will go well” – St. Juliana of Norwich, English mystic of the fourteenth century
“All will go well, everything will go well” – St. Juliana of Norwich, English mystic of the fourteenth century
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The novena in honor of the Holy Spirit is the oldest of all novenas since it was first made at the direction of Our Lord Himself when He sent His apostles back to Jerusalem to await the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. It is still the only novena officially prescribed by …
None have ever said following Christ is easy. It starts with of self-denial, sacrifice. It all begins with 1 John 3:11 – love one another. Love the people God has put around you. Hold them dear, even when they push you away. Be devoted to their welfare, even if they seem indifferent to yours. Hope …
Sometimes in our lives, tears are the lenses we need to see Jesus. – Pope Francis
” ‘I shall be with you,’ the Lord said.” Judges 6:16 Life is difficult. Humanity is in a rough spot. We have a fallen nature, a twisted heart (Jer 17:9), and are prone to self-deception. God doesn’t throw money at us to solve our problems, or enroll us in self-help classes, or send us a …
“Jesus teaches us that the commandments are not to be understood as a minimum limit we should not exceed, but rather as an open path leading to a moral and spiritual way of perfection, whose most intimate impulse is love” – (John Paul II).
