TRIALS, EFFORT AND VIRTUES. Our life cannot be without sorrow, pain or worry. Nobody can expect to go through life without them. Nevertheless, a Christian can bring out a lot of good from life’s difficulties, if he or she knows how to take advantage of them with the help of God’s grace. We cannot make…
Category: Virtues
PRIDE: THE OBSTACLE TO RECEIVE GOD’S MERCY
PRIDE: THE OBSTACLE TO RECEIVE GOD’S MERCY “He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts (Lk 1:51).” The above words are taken from Our Lady’s “Magnificat” wherein Mary praises God for having looked upon the lowliness of His handmaid. Humility is the necessary virtue which…
MORTIFICATION: WHAT IS IT, WHY IT IS NECESSARY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE, AND WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS.
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JESUS CHOSE A DONKEY AS HIS THRONE IN JERUSALEM: THE “VIRTUES” OF A DONKEY. Summary vid + full text.
“SEE HOW HUMBLE JESUS IS: A DONKEY WAS HIS THRONE IN JERUSALEM!” ST. JOSEMARIA ON THE “VIRTUES” OF A DONKEY. Summary vid + full text. I went out for a jog two days ago at the outskirts of the conference center where I am doing my annual seminar in the northern part of Spain, characterized by…
August 16. St. STEPHEN OF HUNGARY. Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading.
August 16. St. STEPHEN OF HUNGARY. Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading. St. Stephen (969-1038) greatly expanded Hungarian control over the Carpathian Basin during his lifetime, broadly established Christianity in the region. He ruled with great wisdom and was outstanding for his justice and piety. He is generally regarded as the founder of the…
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Short bio + Divine office 2nd reading
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Bishop & Doctor. Founder of the Redemptorists. Short bio + Divine office 2nd reading OUTLINE Short bio Love of God requires acquiring and nurturing all virtues. 1. Short bio Born in Naples, Italy, St. Alphonsus (1696-1787) was a lawyer before becoming a priest. He founded the Congregation of the…
FIGHT SLOTH. STRUGGLE AGAINST LAZINESS.
FIGHT SLOTH. STRUGGLE AGAINST LAZINESS. Sloth or laziness, is a capital sin which perhaps, is the easiest path to go to hell. The reason? One does not have to exert effort to do evil actions and to omit good actions. From sloth arise a lot of evils: spiritual indolence, impurity, disobedience, indifference, irresponsibility, anger, despair,…
FIVE INSPIRING LIFE LESSONS FROM THE RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
FIVE GREAT LESSONS FROM SOME RIO OLYMPIC ATHLETES Dear brethren in Christ, after the two-week long Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, we have witnessed an international event offers us great inspiring lessons useful in our daily life as Catholics striving for holiness. We could learn from the following lessons and apply them in our…
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Doctor of the Church. Founder of the Redemptorists. Patron of Moral Theologians.
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI “By giving us his Son, whom He did not spare precisely so that He might spare us, He bestowed on us at once every good: grace, love and heaven.” Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the 2nd Reading of the Liturgy of the Hours for today’s Memorial of…
PARENTS: EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN IN VIRTUES SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR FREEDOM!
PARENTS: EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN IN VIRTUES SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR FREEDOM! Dear brethren in Christ, VIRTUES, that is, stable good habits, are necessary if we are to make good use of our freedom, that is, we to choose what is morally good, and thus make one not only a good person…
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