December 2011
“Your personal experience – those feelings of restlessness, despondency and...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva, The Way, #300
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to...”
– Philippians 1:6
“It remains for the holy people to struggle, with grace from on high, to obtain...”
– Life in Christ: Catechism #2549
You ask me a method of attaining perfection. I...
Saint of the Day
Pope St. Sylvester I (4th century)
During Sylvester’s pontificate, the great churches of Rome were built by Emperor Constantine, such as the Basilicas of St. John Lateran and St. Peter. He contributed to the development of the liturgy of the Church, and compiled the first history of Roman martyrs.
“When a man and a woman are united by true love, each one takes on the destiny,...”
– Pope John Paul II (via radioteopoli)
Don’t allow another negative word toward yourself...
I just want to say HELLO and God bless you! to all...
On this day of your life we believe God wants you...
Instead of staying in your routine, go to a park or a movie or to lunch with a friend. Change your routine a bit. Sometimes a little change of scenery does wonders.
THE PAIN AND PROMISE OF FAMILY
“The Child’s father and mother were marveling at what was being said about Him.” –Luke 2:33 Many people idealize the Holy Family. Because Jesus is God, Mary is immaculate, and Joseph is holy, their family relationships must have been almost perfect. However, that’s not the picture the Bible gives us of the Holy Family. The only scene from Jesus’ childhood that we are...
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your...”
– Deuteronomy 6:4-5 ✝
“Desire for true happiness frees man from his immoderate attachment to the goods...”
– Life in Christ: Catechism #2548
We ought to be persuaded that what God refuses to...
Saint of the Day
St. Egwin (8th century)
Egwin was a Benedictine monk and a bishop of Worcester. His zeal for ecclesiastical discipline aroused false accusations against him. He made a pilgrimage to Rome in order to vindicate himself with the pope. According to legend he locked shackles on his feet and threw the key into a river. On his arrival the key was found in the belly of a fish he bought in the...
God has a more awesome plan for your life than you...
There’s nothing that you can’t overcome with God...
It's not about you or me – it’s about Jesus and...
God loved us first and He wants us to choose to do...
“This is the first instance in time that anyone could say that the Mother...”
– Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (The True Meaning of Christmas)
“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am!...”
– Revelation 3:19-20
On this day of your life we believe God wants you...
If your prayer has no emotion, it has no power. God wants to know how you feel. God wants to hear what’s in your heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many isles be glad. Clouds and darkness are around him, justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne.
Rejoice in the Lord, you just!
John 20: 1 – 8 They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we do not know where they put him.
Do I ever feel like Jesus is missing? Do I ever wonder where he is?
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CHRISTMAS AND DEATH
“It was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not experience death until he had seen the Anointed of the Lord.” –Luke 2:26 At Christmas we remember loved ones who have died. These memories may be painful, but we can’t help remembering. At Christmas we can experience accelerated growth in our relationship with the Lord. Because of our love for Him, the sting of death...
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands. Sing to the LORD; bless his name.
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!
Luke 2: 22 – 35 The parents of Jesus took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,
How do I think Mary and Joseph felt while presenting Jesus to the Lord? How do I think the God felt?
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“He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: “I...”
– Matthew 18:2-4 ✝
“The Lord grieves over the rich, because they find their consolation in the...”
– Life in Christ: Catechism #2547
As well as having given you abundant and effective grace, the Lord has given you a brain, a pair of hands and intellectual powers so that your talents may yield fruit. God wants to work miracles all the time – to raise the dead, make the deaf hear, restore sight to the blind, enable the lame to walk… – through your sanctified professional work, which you will have turned into a...
“For our sake Christ offered himself to the Father upon the altar for the cross....”
– St. Thomas Becket
Saint of the Day
St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170)
Thomas was a civil and canon lawyer, as well as an officer in the military. He was made the Archbishop of Canterbury the day after he was ordained a priest. For opposing the King’s interference in ecclesiastical matters, he was exiled several times, then martyred.
