8th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C): “FROM THE FULLNESS OF THE HEART, THE MOUTH SPEAKS (Lk 6:45).” OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings. «From the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks» (Gospel for today, Lk 6:45). The need to be prudent in one’s speech. 1. Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday…
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ST GREGORY OF NYSSA ON “BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.”
ST GREGORY OF NYSSA ON “BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.” Bodily health is a good thing, but what is truly blessed is not only to know how to keep one’s health but actually to be healthy. If someone praises health but then goes and eats food that makes him…
WHICH TO FOLLOW: FEELINGS OR REASON?
WHICH TO FOLLOW: FEELINGS? OR REASON? In our path towards holiness ─which consists in falling in love more with Jesus and imitating the virtues He lived and taught─, we will often find ourselves “not feeling like” doing what God asks us to do. Let’s not be surprised by it! Our Lord Himself “didn’t feel…
POPE FRANCIS: “TODAY” IS UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE. MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT.
POPE FRANCIS: “TODAY” IS UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE. MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT. (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday morning. In remarks to the faithful following the readings of the day, the Holy Father reflected on the unique and unrepeatable opportunities each day offers to…
Pope Francis’ TOP 8 IDEAS IN HIS MESSAGE TO FAMILIES (Chiapaneca, Mexico).
Pope Francis’ TOP 8 IDEAS IN HIS MESSAGE TO FAMILIES (Chiapaneca, Mexico) Beloved brethren in Christ, below you have the Vatican provided translation with the off-the-cuff remarks of Pope Francis in brackets, courtesy of zenit.org, in his message to the families at Chiapaneca, Mexico. I added titles to highlight Pope Francis’ 8 most important ideas…
LENT: TIME FOR SUCCESSIVE CONVERSIONS WHICH STEM FROM A RADICAL CHANGE OF THE HEART.
LENT: TIME FOR SUCCESSIVE CONVERSIONS WHICH STEM FROM A RADICAL CHANGE OF THE HEART. Dear brethren in Christ, we are now in the season of Lent which among other things, is a time for conversion, which has to take place in the heart of each one of us. The Catechism of the Catholic Church…
1st Saturday of the Month DEVOTION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. The Promise of Our Lady to Sor Lucia.
1st Saturday of the Month DEVOTION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. The Promise of Our Lady to Sor Lucia. Dear brethren in Christ: Tomorrow is the 1st Saturday of the month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to those of you who would like to dedicate the 1st Saturday for 5 consecutive…
ON ADVENT (2): INTERIOR PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS. Make Baby Jesus Happy By Going to Confession This Advent!
ON ADVENT 2: INTERIOR PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS In a talk I gave last year to Grade 1 (7 yr-old) girls, I asked them what they were doing to prepare for the Coming of the Child Jesus. A blonde, chubby girl answered: “I’m preparing the Nativity Scene in our house”…Another girl with pony tails said: “I…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CONVERSION OF THE HEART: Mere exterior fulfillment of the precepts is not enough. They must come from a pure heart with the right intention.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CONVERSION OF THE HEART: Mere exterior fulfillment of the precepts is not enough. They must come from a purified heart. Dear friends, in today’s Angelus, the Holy Father emphasized on the primacy of what is in our “heart” as the source of all our intentions and desires. Exterior observance of the…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 