Dear Father - A message of love for priests by Catherine Doherty is a fantastic book for all priests, men in discernment, and laity who have an appreciation for the priesthood. Her approach to the priesthood is bold, passionate, and full of love. I … [Read more...]
"Priests really become another Christ. It is the hands of Christ that anoint. It is the lips of Christ that pronounce the words that change the bread and wine into his Body and Blood." 1. Teach us to pray - "Teach us that in order to make contact … [Read more...]
God gave Pier Giorgio all the external attributes that could have led him to make the wrong choices: a wealthy family, very good looks, manhood, health, being the only heir of a powerful family. But Pier Giorgio listened to the invitation of Christ: … [Read more...]
On faith and reason: Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to contemplation of truth. Faith and reason are indeed interdependent. "I believe that I may understand" - St. Augustine. Even scientists must trust that … [Read more...]
Goal of the book, Happy Are You Poor - to separate the wheat from the chaff on what is true Gospel poverty. The following 5 points are what I learnt: 1. We are all confused about true Gospel poverty and how it applies in our … [Read more...]
Here are 3 tips from St. Francis de Sales to discover God's will in our lives. 1. Faith Satan often tries to distract us from achieving God's will by proposing another idea that seems better. The evil one is satisfied if we make many beginnings, … [Read more...]
May the peace of Christ reign in your hearts – Colossians 3:15 The fundamental problem of our spiritual life: How can I permit the grace of God to freely operate in my life? Part One: Interior Peace, The Road to Saintliness Peace - … [Read more...]
Recognize Christ's real presence in the Eucharist - There is a significant reason our Lord chose the feast of the Passover for the institution of the Blessed Sacrament. As the true Paschal Lamb, Jesus Christ, who allowed Himself to be slain as a … [Read more...]
The Way of the Heart focuses on the spirituality of the Desert Fathers & Mothers - Christians who lived in the Egyptian desert in the 4th and 5th centuries. Once the persecutions had ceased, these witnesses to Christ saw that "the end of the … [Read more...]
Excerpts from the book: Scott Hahn proposes that the key to understanding the Mass is the biblical Book of Revelation - and, further, that the Mass is the only way a Christian can truly make sense of the Book of Revelation. The Mass as heaven … [Read more...]
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