Monday, March 8, 2021

More Wisdom from Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene

 

The preaching of a holy priest will move hearts; an enlightened director will make souls recognize what God wills; a generous priest will know how to bear fatigue in administering the sacraments. People are won when Christian doctrine is presented as attractively and clearly as it deserves. Thus, Saint Teresa says, we must pray that priests be holy.

— Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene
from The Way of Prayer: A Commentary on St. Teresa’s Way of Perfection

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Aquinas on the Four Last Things

 

What happens at the
moment we die?

 
Do our souls
go immediately to
heaven or hell? 


Once there, can they
ever leave?


Can we predict the time of
the Final Judgment?


Few saints have pondered
such questions more deeply than
St. Thomas Aquinas — history’s
greatest theologian.






In these pages, Dr. Kevin Vost
has made readable and accessible
St. Thomas’s core teachings on
the Four Last Things and the
wondrous events God has
in store for us.


Vost explores the destination of
our souls after death and uncovers
the mysteries surrounding
limbo and purgatory.


He unveils what our bodies
will look like at the resurrection
and identifies the four special gifts
that will perfect our bodies
in heaven.


You’ll learn whether sinners
will be “left behind” on earth
and why we pray to the saints
 and for the dead. 


You won’t find here any long,
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rather rapid-fire summaries in simple
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range of questions, including:

 

  • Will children who die without Baptism suffer eternal punishment? 
     
  • Where is purgatory mentioned in the Bible?
     
  • Will our glorified bodies emanate light?
     
  • How could God, in His justice, punish us eternally for the sins we committed in our short time on earth?
     
  • What kinds of rewards await us in heaven?



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Leo XIII urged us all to
“follow the example of St. Thomas.”


Over the centuries, dozens
of other popes have praised him.


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their advice and “go to Thomas”
and learn to think like him, and,
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Wisdom from Pope Saint John Paul II

 

Work is a good thing for man -- a good thing for his humanity -- because through work man not only transforms nature, adapting it to his own needs, but he also achieves fulfillment as a human being and indeed, in a sense, becomes "more of a human being."

— Pope Saint John Paul II
from Laborem Exercens

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Failing at Lent? Fulton Sheen is here to help Inbox

 

As death approaches,
the human heart speaks its
greatest words of love to
those it holds most dear.





So it was with Jesus who in
His final hours gave us seven
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  • Why, like Jesus, the most innocent among us must suffer.
     
  • Why darkness covered the earth after Jesus spoke his fourth word.
     
  • What the Passion says about judging others (and why it’s an assault against hope).
     
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More Wisdom from St. Ignatius of Loyola

 

There are many ways of offending God by words; for example, by swearing and blaspheming. We must not swear by the Creator, nor by any creature, except with these three conditions -- truth, necessity, respect.

— St. Ignatius of Loyola

from The Spiritual Exercises

Monday, March 1, 2021

Visual Verse of the Day (NIV)

 


Daily Quote - If you cannot find God...

 




Wisdom from St. Ignatius of Loyola

 

Man was created for a certain end. This end is to praise, to reverence and to serve the Lord his God and by this means to arrive at eternal salvation

— St. Ignatius of Loyola

from The Spiritual Exercises