“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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows - PDF … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
