Looking for God’s Goodness in contemplation and prayer.
The student within us is looking for time-management skills, while the teacher within us is offering a different way of appending reality.
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An Advent prayer recalling Jesus is life.
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Living the Virtues in Everyday Life from Loyola Press
Leading a virtuous life sounds like something that is just for the super religious people out there. But it is really something each one of us can aim for. God gives us the awesome gifts of the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love. Plus, there are a ton of other virtues that we can develop on our own.
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Are you ready for the good life?
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The first step in conversion.
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Having completed our study on the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit, we will spend the next few weeks on a topic our culture says doesn’t exist – sin. It is an unpopular word because we subscribe to an “if it feels good, do it” philosophy. Because we don’t talk openly and often about sin, we are less aware of what it is and how destructive it is to us living our best life. Sin is death. Sin keeps us from living in the Spirit, accepting our gifts, and bearing good fruit.
God hates death. He is a God of life and of resurrection.
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Continue reading “New Life and Consolation Our Easter Celebration Continues”Amid the many hardships we are enduring, let us never forget that we have been healed by the wounds of Christ. In the light of the Risen Lord, our sufferings are now transfigured. Where there was death, now there is life. Where there was mourning, now there is consolation.
Pope Francis
Fasting is amazingly popular in our culture today if you are seeking to shed some weight or reap the debated health benefits. A google search provides an overwhelming amount of information. On the other hand, not much is written about fasting as a tool for our spiritual growth. This time-tested practice is a proven method for shedding the weight of self-will and the evolution to our lower self. Today, I challenge us see how fasting trains our soul for goodness and the higher purpose of love. I have mentioned previously, God prunes our hearts through prayer, fasting and almsgiving, as we unite with Him.
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Smitten With Goodness 