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On this day of your life we believe God wants you to know ... that you can be an encouragement.
Everyone needs encouragement, but it’s so easy to forget to take the time to give it. Think of someone in your life whom you appreciate today, or someone who made you smile, - and tell them! Even if it’s a stranger, take a moment to let them know you noticed.
May 2011
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A Thought on Humility from St. Augustine
‘You are to “take my yoke upon you, and learn from me.” You are not learning from me how to refashion the fabric of the world, nor to create all things visible and invisible, nor to work miracles and raise the dead. Rather, you are simply learning of me: “that I am meek and lowly in heart.” If you wish to reach high, then begin at the lowest level. If you are trying to construct some mighty edifice in height, you will begin with the lowest foundation. This is humility. However great the mass of the building you may wish to design or erect, the taller the building is to be, the deeper you will dig the foundation. The building in the course of its erection rises up high, but he who digs its foundation must first go down very low. So then, you see even a building is low before it is high and the tower is raised only after humiliation.
“The poor have the honour to represent the members of Jesus Christ who regards the services rendered to them as rendered to Himself… the poor have the image of God imprinted on them.”
—St. Vincent de Paul (via dolphiny)
Pope creates new office to fight 'eclipse of God' in the West :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) →
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In his letter, the Pope described a religious landscape in the once-Christian West that is now characterized by a kind of practical atheism, where “economic well-being and consumerism … inspire and sustain a life lived ‘as if God did not exist.’”
Crisis of 'indifference' shows need for New Evangelization, Pope says :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) →
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“proclaiming Jesus Christ, the sole Savior of the world, is more complex today than in the past, but our task continues to be the same as at the beginning of our history. The mission hasn’t changed, just as the enthusiasm and courage that motivated the apostles and first disciples should not change.”
—Pope Benedict XVI
“Love is the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being.”
—The Catechism of the Catholic Church (via confidencetopause)
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” —Mother Teresa (via hailey-anne)
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” —Mother Teresa (via hailey-anne)
A Morning Prayer
You have given me another day, O God, untouched and new.
Forgive the many errors that I made yesterday and let me try again, dear God, to walk a little closer to you.
Still, Lord, You and I both know I can’t make it on my own.
Take my hand and hold it tight, for I can’t walk alone.
Amen.
Thought for Tuesday May 31
Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
God indeed is my savior;
I am confident and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.
With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
Among you is the great and Holy One of Israel.
Romans 12: 9 – 16 Brothers and sisters: Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor.
What is sincere love? How do I show honor?
Action: Be sincere and loving and anticipate others needs.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6
“Proclaiming Jesus Christ, the sole Savior of the world, is more complex today than in the past, but our task continues to be the same as at the beginning of our history. The mission hasn't changed, just as the enthusiasm and courage that motivated the apostles and first disciples should not change.” ~ Pope Benedict XVI
Pro-Life Groups: Boycott Pepsi for Using Aborted Fetal Cell Lines | LifeNews.com →
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Dozens of pro-life groups are calling on pro-life Americans to boycott PepsiCo because it has contracted with a company that uses fetal cells from babies victimized by abortions to test and produce artificial flavor enhancers.
Pepsi Ignores Criticism on Use of Aborted Cells in Research | LifeNews.com →
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PepsiCo is ignoring criticism from pro-life advocates upset that the company contracts with a research firm that uses fetal cells from babies victimized by abortions to test and produce artificial flavor enhancers.
The Greatness of the Lord →
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When a man devotes all his thoughts to the praise and service of the Lord, he proclaims God’s greatness. His observance of God’s commands, moreover, shows that he has God’s power and greatness always at heart. His spirit rejoices in God his Savior and delights in the mere recollection of his Creator who gives him hope for eternal salvation.
