Ratzinger on “Covenant”

Here are 3 great Ratzinger quotes I found on the theme of "covenant" while writing a Scripture paper. "Image of God" and "Covenant" “When we say that man is the image of God, it means that he is a being designed for relationship; it means that, in … [Read more...]

Becoming Human by Jean Vanier

Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, Anashi Press Ltd: Toronto, ON 1998. Print My notes from the book: Introduction This book is essentially 5 talks that Jean Vanier gave on the CBC radio program Ideas, the 1998 Massey Lectures. This book is more about … [Read more...]

Jean Vanier on “Accompaniment”

Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, Anashi Press Ltd: Toronto, ON 1998. In Vanier's chapter, The Path to Freedom, he discusses the art of accompaniment as an essential step to freedom and inner liberation. "The word "accompaniment," like the word … [Read more...]

Jean Vanier on 4 Signs of a Healthy Group

Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, Anashi Press Ltd: Toronto, ON 1998. In his chapter on Belonging, Jean Vanier talks about the necessity of healthy groups in order to promote healthy individuals. In doing so, he gives 4 signs of a healthy group: 1: … [Read more...]

Jean Vanier on Weakness

Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, Anashi Press Ltd: Toronto, ON 1998. The following points about weakness are made in Vanier's Becoming Human book: 1: Weakness is at the heart of each one of us. "Our lives are a mystery of growth from weakness to … [Read more...]

Abba’s Heart by Neal Lozano

Abba's Heart: Finding Our Way Back to the Father's Delight by Neal and Matthew Lozano, Chosen Publishing, Minnesota, 2015 The following are quotes I have collected from reading this book. Purpose of the Book: "The purpose of this book is to draw you … [Read more...]

The Priest is Not His Own by Fulton Sheen

The Priest is Not His Own by Fulton Sheen, San Francisco,  Ignatius Press, 1963. Introduction Since Christ was Sacerdos-Victima, priests must also be victims. "And if the reader would like to hear that chord struck a hundred times, he may now … [Read more...]

7 things I learnt from Catechesi Tradendae by JP2

Pastoral Liturgy 510: Catechesi Tradendae, “On Catechesis in Our Time”, October 16, 1979 Catechesi Tradendae is Pope John Paul II’s 1st apostolic exhortation. Here are 7 things I learned from reading this document. (1) Christocentricity is the … [Read more...]

Summary of An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales

My summary notes for: Francis de Sales, Saint. An Introduction to the Devout Life.Dublin: M. H. Gill and Son, 1885. Print. Part One: Instructions for Embracing a Devout Life True devotion: True devotion is the perfection of charity, which causes one … [Read more...]

9 Practical Tips from Dubay’s Fire Within

From the book: Dubay, Thomas. Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel—On Prayer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1989. Print. (1) Read the Saints Saints are the best exegetes we have of Scripture. Because men and … [Read more...]