Alleluia Mt 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Read: Matthew 19:16-23 What was this rich young man thinking? Jesus, the Son of God, was standing right in front of him, inviting him to become a disciple. And the young man just walked away. How tragic!He seemed to …
He went away sad, for he had many possessions. (Matthew 19:22) Read More »
My child, do not forget my teaching, take to heart my commands; For many days, and years of life, and peace, will they bring you. Do not let love and fidelity forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Then will you win favor and esteem before God …
Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things, which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you. …
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. – G. K. Chesterton.
What is there in my life that is not in accord with God’s will? Whenever you realize there is something keeping you from God’s will, go to confession and pray for His grace to change. Prayer: Lord, grant me grace to know* your will and to know if there is anything in my heart that is keeping me from you. …
“At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it.” – Hebrews 12:11 Discipline brings the promise of greater peace and contentment because it helps us become more of the person God has created us …
St. Cyril of Alexandria, Father and Doctor of the Church, wrote: “If the poison of pride is swelling up in you, turn to the Eucharist; and that Bread, which is your God humbling and disguising Himself, will teach you humility. If the fever of selfish greed rages in you, feed on this Bread; and you …
“Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess you have given me. I surrender it all to you to be disposed of according to your will. Give me only your love and your grace – with these I …
“Do not say then: ‘Tomorrow I shall be converted, tomorrow I shall please God, and all that I shall have done today and yesterday will be forgiven me.’ What you say is true: God has promised forgiveness if you turn back to Him. But what He has not promised is that you will have tomorrow …
