Tag: Brown
The Many Aspects Of Love
We all know the expression, from Scripture, that “love is patient, love is kind; love is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with… Read More ›
Avoiding worldliness
Often, we hear the term “worldliness.” In the Bible, Jesus warns of this a number of times. So did His disciples. Take the reading from Tuesday (May 17, 2016), “Do you not know that to be a lover of the world means enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a lover of the world… Read More ›
About discernment
No matter what it is — healings, apparitions, weeping statues, locutions, stigmata, even deliverance — mystical manifestations are subject to discernment and — usually — dispute. It’s why some shy away from them. But when we do, we risk losing out on manifest Grace. (We occasionally had these discussions with Mother Angelica, who believed strongly… Read More ›
A Description of Purgatory
In 1873 a holy nun identified only as Sister M. de L.C. in a French convent began to hear prolonged sighs beside her. The strange noises from an invisible presence went on and came nearer. In February of 1874, after much prayer and many Communions, the presence finally identified itself to Sister M as the… Read More ›
Doorways of the Soul
Ever stop to contemplate the importance of doors? Yes, entranceways: there are so many kinds of doors in life. There are doors that lead to stairs that go up and doors that lead to a basement and doors that open entire new vistas on a patio or that we open to enter a church. There… Read More ›
When ‘good’ people harbor ‘bad fruits’
Around this time of year we have seen our share of gift baskets, some with fruit. Usually, such a basket has a variety: different types of fruit, perhaps apples, pears, kiwi. There are various tastes and shapes and colors. The same, by and large, is true with us: Christ said that “by their fruits you… Read More ›
Christmas ‘ghosts’
Christmas is a time for some to tell stories of the supernatural, including about “ghosts.” We think most obviously of Scrooge and his apparitions. Beyond scary spirits (of Christmases past), some believe that the Blessed Mother once appeared to the very author of that tale, Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol). In the midst of his… Read More ›
How does one ‘prepare’?
We see with all the wildfire and drought and extreme flooding that no matter where one lives, events can occur and literally “out of the blue” that cripple areas. What if the word “neighborhood” or “area” turned into “region”? There are certainly things that have happened in nature through the millennia that have caused effects… Read More ›
Jesus should be sought more directly
It is always good to ask God to rectify what needs to be rectified deep down in our souls instead of sending trials to show us what darkness is most hidden. The deeper we purify, the higher our place in Heaven. The quickest avenue to that is a direct relationship with Jesus. Just ask Him… Read More ›
Summer Driving Lessons
It’s that time of year when folks are driving a lot and so perhaps it’s appropriate to think in terms of driving cars. Are there spiritual lessons? Life is like a trip, like a road. That’s one lesson. At times it can be a winding one, it can be straight and tedious, it can be… Read More ›