Mary’s Gift of Grace Who can estimate the holiness and perfection of her who was chosen to be the Mother of Christ? What must have been the transcendent...
Apostolicity of the Church Christianity has spread from a center by regularly formed bodies, descendants of the three thousand, who, after St. Peter’s...
Christ, Living Son of the Father It is impossible for a Christian to meditate on the Gospels without feeling all manner of doubt that He Who is the subject of...
Pray for Knowledge of Our Duty Wait diligently on God, pray earnestly to teach us more of our duty and to impress the love of it on our hearts. Pray Him to...
My Brothers and sisters in the Lord, I just wanted to take a brief moment to give an update on my prayer request from last month. I had asked for prayers that...
Walking Through Life With Christ Christians, on looking back on years past, will feel, at least in a degree, that Christ has been with them, though they knew...
Accepting Injustice When you are accused of something unjustly, it is so hard to be nice to your accusers. Yet these are the instruments God is using to...
God Feels Our Coldness God is incapable of suffering or feeling pain, but yet Scripture tells us, “When the Lord saw how great was man’s wickedness on...
Before a Decision, Pray In important matters especially, we must seek clear lights from God. It happens often that we do not do the will of God but our own,...
Characteristics of Christian Life Let us learn from whatever gifts of mind we have henceforth to keep them under and to subject them to innocence, simplicity,...
In God’s Own Time Though David received the gift of God’s Holy Spirit, yet nothing came of it all at once. He still seemed like any other man. So it is...
Forgotten and Unconfessed Sins O most dreadful thought, if an account lies against us in God’s books, which we have never manfully encountered, never...
Seeking Happiness Correctly Left to ourselves, we seek good from the world, but cannot find it; in youth we look forward, and in age we look back. Seek we...
Newborn Creatures in Christ The Gospel covenant is the means of introducing us to a state of life so different from that in which we were born that it may be...
Refreshing Our Spirit in God We do not know, perhaps, what or where our pain is; we are so used to it that we do not call it pain. Still so it is; we need a...
Turning the Other Cheek Do not be too eager to suppose you are ill-treated for your religions sake. Make as light of matters as you can. And beware of being...
Letting Our Light Shine We must manifest the Kingdom of heaven upon earth. The light of divine truth must proceed from our hearts and shine upon everything we...
Persistence in Prayer They who pray for the Spirit’s saving help do not all at once gain what they seek. But if they come continually day by day, if they...
Meeting Christ in Our Work A diligent Christian will feel that the true contemplation of the Savior lies in his worldly business; that as Christ is seen in the...
Effects of Private Prayer Let your morning and evening thoughts be points of rest for your mind’s eye, and let those thoughts be upon the narrow way, and the...
God’s Precious Gifts If we are in possession of precious things, let us rather devote them to God than keep them for ourselves. And let us never forget that...
Sufficient Grace Let us beg of Christ an increase of faith, a more lively perception of the curse under which the world lies, and of our own personal demerits....
First of all - DON'T FORGET TO VOTE, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PRIMARIES TOMORROW (SEPT 5, 2006!!!) Willingness to Change We are by nature what we are, very sinful...
God’s Presence in Prayer At stated times, when we gather up our thoughts to pray, and draw out our petitions in an orderly and clear manner, the act of faith...
Christ Sanctifies Labor Whereas Adam was sentenced to labor as a punishment, Christ has by His coming sanctified it as a means of grace and a sacrifice of...
Quiet Holiness Observe the lesson which we gain from the history of the Blessed Virgin; that the highest graces of the soul may be matured in private, and...
Pride and Lack of Reverence Though grave and solemn, the Pharisee was not reverent; he spoke in a haughty, proud way, and made a long sentence, thanking God...
Fellow Citizens with the Saints Let us endeavor to become friends of God and fellow citizens with the Saints. Not by sinless purity, for we have it not. Not...
Not All Desires Are from God You are full of holy desires and good intentions. Great! But we must let all of these die in the divine will. Leave them in a...
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