"What does the LORD, your God, ask of you but to fear the LORD, your God, and follow his ways exactly, to love and serve the LORD, your God, with all your heart and all your soul. . ." Dt 10:12 Have you ever received a contract or agreement form that read like a novel? … Continue reading Heavenly Contract
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The Purpose of Joy
"God made us for joy. God is joy, and the joy of living reflects the original joy that God felt in creating us." St. John Paul II Where there is joy there is purpose. And purpose is often motivated by love. We can say in a sense that God's happiness was motivated by the purpose … Continue reading The Purpose of Joy
Try and Try Again . . .
"Grace is a participation in the life of God."CCC1997 Habitually implementing something into our life always begins with great enthusiasm. We consider something good, something that we are certain will enhance our way of life, and naturally, we stir up excitement for it. There is a level of hope that enflames a joy strong enough … Continue reading Try and Try Again . . .
Gifts of love
“To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.” St. John of the Cross God the Father has given us countless gifts. Gifts that we have wholeheartedly embraced, gifts that have been masked by sorrow or pain, and sadly, gifts that will forever go … Continue reading Gifts of love
Known
To be known is not simply understanding preferences, social inclinations, goals and desires...to be truly known requires an exposition of the heart... It requires a turning inward into the deepest recesses of our heart...an opening of oneself vulnerably, first and foremost, to a God who fashioned us entirely out of love. As much as we … Continue reading Known
Mission Before Vocation part 2
In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls.St. Pope John Paul II One of the gifts I cherish the most is God's mercy in continuing to call us to himself despite our … Continue reading Mission Before Vocation part 2
Friendly Talk
"Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other." - Aristotle Aristotle seems to think that friendship is just short of being as important as a life of contemplation. Contemplation ultimately leads to Happiness and according to Aristotle, friendship is necessary in … Continue reading Friendly Talk
Virtuous Personality
"Take delight in the LORD, and he will grant you your heart’s desire."- Psalm 37 What is your personality type? Mine is a little bit of melancholic, with a lot a bit of sanguine. But there is an influential share of phlegmatic tendencies in most everything that I do. So in other words I love … Continue reading Virtuous Personality
Heaven
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost ". (Luke 19:10) The current pandemic is a reality we are sadly having to embrace. And it has dragged on longer than any of us had expected. The struggle that comes with it is not the virus itself but the ripples … Continue reading Heaven
Renewal of Heart
By: Elizabeth Zenteno How do you define a pure heart? I am not too sure if one could define it simply with words. As a child educator, I can say that I encounter purity of heart in my students. I have often had to step in to mediate a situation where two children are fighting … Continue reading Renewal of Heart
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