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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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. St. Teresa of Avila “If a person does not think Whom he is addressing, and what he is … [Read more...]

My notes 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. Chapter 1: A Question of Relevance “I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and … [Read more...]

Ideas taken from Dubay, Thomas. Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel—On Prayer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1989. Print. For St. Teresa of Avila, vocal prayer is verbalized mental prayer. This is poles apart … [Read more...]

(Click here for free PDF copy of the study guide) Preface Ratzinger states that the intention of this book is “to encourage in a new way, something like a “liturgical movement”, a movement toward the liturgy and toward the right way of celebrating … [Read more...]

The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Translated by John Saward, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2000. Print.  (Click here for free PDF copy of the study guide) Preface Ratzinger states that the intention of this book is "to … [Read more...]