Do you have a heart that desires or do you have a heart that has become comfortably numb (Pink Floyd song)? Desire - awaken our desire and orient to Gods design, Springsteen's "every body's got a hungry heart". We have been raised on starvation … [Read more...]
Excerpted from the book The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose by Matthew Kelly: “If there was ever a tale of American leadership and perseverance, it is that of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born into poverty in 1809. … [Read more...]
Rembrandt's painting, The Prodigal Son, revealed to Nouwen the deepest yearning of his heart. The story of the prodigal son is the story of a God who goes searching for me and who doesn't rest until He has found me. The painting The 4 figures … [Read more...]
My Short Summary: Orthodoxy is Chesterton's autobiography explaining his journey to faith. Chapter 1: In Defence of Everything Else In Chapter 1, Chesterton explains why he wrote Orthodoxy - as a response to the challenge of G.S. Street who pointed … [Read more...]
Praying is more important than eating because your soul is more important than your body. Only prayer can save the world because nothing can ever cure our sick world except saints, and saints are never made except by prayer. Prayer makes saints … [Read more...]
Mother Teresa teaches us that loss of self leads to discovery of the soul. On prayer: My secret is very simple: I pray. Through prayer I become one in love with Christ. I realize that praying to Him is loving Him. Perfect prayer does not … [Read more...]
From Marie Annie Mayeski's introduction to the book: The Reed of God gives flesh and spirit to solid theological affirmations about Mary. Houselander presents Mary for our contemplation as one that is at home in our world. Her interpretation of … [Read more...]
Experiencing Father's embrace is all about choosing to accept our mission in life -- the purpose for which God created us. He has created us to experience His love and to make it known to our families and nations. The Prodigal Father Prodigal … [Read more...]
Looking for a Shepherd by Fr Robert Barron Jeremiah prophesying at a very difficult time. Foreign army threatening Israel's very existence. Jeremiah railing against bad leadership of Israel: "Woe to the shepherds... "I myself will gather the … [Read more...]
"If I ever become a Saint - I will surely be one of 'darkness.' I will continually be absent from Heaven - to light the light of those in darkness on earth." ~ MT This book reveals the "terrible darkness" that Mother Teresa lived in - the … [Read more...]
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