On this Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, who is the greatest theologian in the history of the Church, we might think that his insights are beyond our reach. After all, he was a tremendously smart writer, who wrote the Summa Theologiae, which has around 4,000 articles in which he answers objections to his theology, and […]
Loving self, or Loving God?
Bishop Diadochus of Photice (5th century, Greece) wrote: “No one who is in love with himself is capable of loving God. The man who loves God is the one who mortifies his self-love for the sake of the immeasurable blessings of divine love. Such a man never seeks his own glory but only the glory […]
St. Anthony of Egypt
The Church celebrates the feast day of St. Anthony of Egypt on January 17th. St. Anthony is called the “Father of Monasticism,” and is seen as the one of the great men known as the “Desert Fathers.” Anthony was born into a wealthy family, but after the death of his parents, he heard the call […]
Why pray?
More on prayer from St. Francis de Sales: …prayer places our intellect in the brilliance of God’s light and exposes our will to the warmth of his heavenly love…It is a stream of holy water that flows forth and makes the plants of our good desires grow green and flourish and quenches the passions within […]
Prayer, Fasting and Mercy
From a sermon by St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. Prayer, mercy and fasting: these three are one, and they […]
Quotes on Prayer
“Prayer is a mighty weapon, an unfailing treasure, a wealth which is never expended, a harbor that is always calm.” — St. John Chrysostom “Let us not grow tired of prayer; confidence works miracles.” — St. Therese of Lisieux Praying at Mass: “Behold, then, the most proper method of assisting with fruit at holy Mass. […]
Prayer, Virtue and Perseverance
“Ask, and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” “We should consider most seriously and attentively what these words of the Lord may mean for us, for they warn that not the idle and feckless but those who ask, seek, and knock will receive, find, […]
Importance of the daily examination of conscience
In the “Office of Readings” of the Liturgy of the Hours, there are a couple readings from an obscure Greek abbot by the name of St. Dorotheus. He was the founding abbot of a monastery dedicated to the Holy Trinity, who lived in the 11th century. I would like to share a couple thoughts from […]
Power of the Blood of Jesus over the Devil
I am begging you, since it is so delightful, never let any trouble or temptation the devil might give you make you look back; never let your soul give in to sadness or discouragement, for the devil would like nothing better. He likes to give us lots of annoyances and different sorts of struggles, and […]
Let us purify our hearts
Let us purify ourselves, brethren, through the martyrs; or rather, through him through whom they too were purified in blood and truth. Let us free ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit. Let us wash; let us become clean; you, let us present our very bodies and souls as a living sacrifice, holy and […]
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