Ideas from Fr. Bruno Hagspiel, SVD & Lawrence Lovasik, The Hidden Power of Kindness JUST A LITTLE SMILE ON YOUR LIPS... Cheers your heart Keeps you in good humour Preserves peace in your soul Promotes your health Beautifies your … [Read more...]
Examination of Conscience
November 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
EXAMEN OVERVIEW PRE-EXAMEN: People examine themselves in terms of what is forbidden and not in terms of what is asked of them. People examine themselves on faults and failings, and not on their intimacy with Jesus. It has been rightly said that sins … [Read more...]
St. John Paul The Second
October 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
PRAYER FOR THE INTERCESSION OF ST. JOHN PAUL II O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the Church with Saint John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of your fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of Christ and the splendor of the … [Read more...]
7 Secrets of the Eucharist by Vinny Flynn
October 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
One of the best books I've read in helping me meditate on the great mystery of the Holy Eucharist. Great book to buy! Here's my summary of the book: Exploring the mysteries of the Eucharist is like discovering a bottomless treasure chest; as you … [Read more...]
Interior Freedom by Jacques Philippe
October 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” – St. Paul We possess within ourselves a space of freedom that nobody can take away, b/c God is its source and guarantee. We gain possession of our interior freedom in exact proportion to our … [Read more...]
Time for God by Jacques Philippe
October 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Perseverance in Mental Prayer Perseverance in mental prayer is the narrow gate that opens the Kingdom of Heaven to us; it is the only way for us to receive the gifts which “no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, that God … [Read more...]
St. Teresa of Avila
October 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Articles: ST. TERESA OF ÁVILA AND THE NEED TO PERSIST by Fr. Steve Grunow ST. TERESA OF AVILA AND HOLY REFORM by Fr. Steve Grunow Free Books: St. Teresa of Avila - The Way of Perfection St. Teresa of Avila - The Interior Castle or The Mansions … [Read more...]
Reflecting on my Appendicitis Mishap with Bl. John Henry Newman
October 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Recently, I was reading from Meriol Trevor's book, Newman: The Pillar of Cloud, and the chapter titled, Sicilian Purgatory, gave me an inspiration to reflect on my appendicitis that occurred over the summer with the several complications that … [Read more...]
Our Lady of Sorrows Devotion
September 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows - PDF … [Read more...]
See Jesus in Your Spouse
September 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Go with your spouse to the chapel and kneel in front of the tabernacle. What do you see? Jesus. If you can see Jesus in this bread, through faith, then you can see Jesus in your spouse. "We see the mystery of Jesus in others by seeing Him in … [Read more...]
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