Saint John Paul the Great: His Five Loves by Jason Evert is a fantastic summary of the life of a truly extraordinary saint, JP2. The following are some points I drew from the reading: On the intense manual labour he underwent: “I was a labourer … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtOlqtmsoiw We need to challenge this misconception that the Church is down on sex. When we use contraceptives, we end up harming ourselves. What is the purpose and meaning of sex? Purpose = babies & … [Read more...]
Why is it the hardest to love those we love the most? Think of a mother who is distressed because she does not see a much desired conversion of her husband being realized. Or, a father who is impatient with children who rebel against his rules. … [Read more...]
Saint Teresa of Avila - Beware of false humility from the devil: Now be on your guard, daughters, against some types of humility given by the devil in which great disquiet is felt about the gravity of our sins. This disturbance can afflict in many … [Read more...]
Chaplet of Humility: Opening prayer: Father, give me the humility which realizes its ignorance, admits its mistakes, recognizes its needs, welcomes advice and accepts rebukes. Help me always to praise rather than criticize, to encourage rather … [Read more...]
On sonship - you need to be a better son instead of expecting your parents to be better parents. On sacrifice - ask God for what sacrifices you should offer up, rather than impose your own thoughts on God. On keeping secrets with God - A … [Read more...]
Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSeqmPQ43kI … [Read more...]
Race with the Devil: My Journey from Racial Hatred to Rational Love by Joseph Pearce is a great biography of a man who realized he was in the gutter and wallowing in the dirt as a leader of the National Front, a British-nationalist, white-supremacist … [Read more...]
Morning Prayer to God: Heavenly Father, I give you this day. I offer you now all the good that I shall do and I promise to accept for love of you all the difficulty that I shall meet. Help me to conduct myself during this day in a manner pleasing … [Read more...]
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