One of the most challenging books I have ever read, mostly because a lot of the philosophies and heresies GK Chesterton speaks of, I've never heard of before. But, I was able to still take a lot of great info from this book. Here is some of it.The … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7iU-ozrQm8Obstacles to speed reading:1. Lack of education - lack of knowledge that speed reading is possible. 2. Lack of focus - if you're reading too slow, your brain gets bored and distracted so starts to lose … [Read more...]
Background of St. Augustine:Born in 354 in Thagaste, Numidia (modern day Souk Ahras, Algeria) into an upper-class family. His father—Patricius—was a pagan, though he converted to Christianity on his deathbed. His mother - St. Monica. Augustine became … [Read more...]
The following are some quotes I found worth meditating on: BOOK ONE - THOUGHTS HELPFUL IN THE LIFE OF THE SOUL "Vanity of vanities & all is vanity, except to love God & serve Him alone." "To think of one self as nothing & … [Read more...]
Literary Structure of St. Mark’s Gospel as proposed from different scholars St. Mark, a disciple of Simon Peter, although not an eyewitness of Christ’s public ministry, wrote the second Gospel based on Peter’s direct information. [1] According … [Read more...]
Practical ways to live counter-cultural humility: 1. Do not let anyone know about something good you did. - You can't look for praise from others. Only God. 2. Do not make excuses. - Even when you have a perfectly legitimate … [Read more...]
Below is an excerpt from St. Josemaria's writings: Allow me to remind you that among other evident signs of a lack of humility are: Thinking that what you do or say is better than what others do or say Always wanting to get your own … [Read more...]
The Facts: Only 30% of Americans who were raised Catholic are still "practicing" - meaning they attend Mass at least once a month. Only 15% are at Mass on a given weekend. Nearly 4 times as many adults have left the Catholic Church as have … [Read more...]
From Peter Kreeft's You Can Understand the Bible: Matthew's Gospel is the first book of the New Testament, not because it was written first - some of Paul's epistles take that honour - but because it's the bridge between the Old and New … [Read more...]
From Peter Kreeft's You Can Understand the Bible: The word gospel is a modernization of the Old English gospell (or God-spell), meaning "good news." The original Greek word is eu-angellos (Latin, evangelium) meaning "good message." The … [Read more...]
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