Tag: Jesus
Jesus Demands Solitude
Christ the Lord is a spirit before your face, and he demands solitude of the spirit more than of the body, although physical withdrawal can be of benefit when the opportunity offers, especially in time of prayer. To do this is to follow the advice and example of the bridegroom, shut the door and then… Read More ›
We are called to proclaim that Heaven exists
Mary is the image of the history of salvation that God has prepared for every man, the faithful mirror of what occurs every day: sown already and alive in us is the miracle of eternal life; however, our efforts have not yet been able to bring it to light. We intuit that we are made… Read More ›
The desert will feed you
If you have fled away to remain in solitude, continue to stay there; wait there for the One who will save you ‘from pusillanimity of spirit and the storm’. However much the storm of battles may assail you, however much you may feel the lack even of sustenance in the desert, do not because of… Read More ›
What Christ Jesus is calling us to
If you want something and it is good, you have to open up for it, reach out and move forward. Like in the spiritual life, to grasp God’s love and mercy, conscious acts of love and trust have to be made, often expressed against a current that wants to sweep you the other way. Death… Read More ›
Our Lord’s life was an example of Humility
In everything which concerns the Lord we find lessons in humility. As an infant, He was straightway laid in a cave, and not upon a couch but in a manger. In the house of a carpenter and of a mother who was poor, He was subject to His mother and her spouse. He was taught… Read More ›
The more important questions
How do we know what the most important questions are? Well I would think they are the concerns we have after all other queries have been dealt with to some level of satisfaction. Once we have a job, house over our heads, food to eat, clothes to wear and our loved ones are safe, what… Read More ›
Night time ‘Terror’: Viewers find remedy with the Bible and the simple name of Jesus
For many years we [Michael Brown] have been reporting on night-time phenomena such as those who wake up precisely at three o’clock a.m. or about the vulnerability of sleep-time hours, when the active mind — the alert part of consciousness — is in a quiescent or perhaps even wandering state. It is an “in-between” time,… Read More ›
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Today for Catholics is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a feast that celebrates full humanity, a heart filled with love, no fear or hatred nor is there desire for revenge, only mercy for all, in him we also become more fully human as we slowly experience his love, compassion and… Read More ›
No childish devotion
Today throughout the Church is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. For a thorough treatment of the devotion you can read the article on it at the Catholic Encyclopedia, or for fully authoritative teaching on the Sacred Heart you can read the more recent 1956 encyclical Haurietis Aquas from the hand of Pope… Read More ›
He humbled Himself for Our Sake
Would we reproach God for all these blessings? Or would we disparage Him, deeming Him less than He should be, because He had wrapped a towel around His waist and washed his disciples’ feet, thus demonstrating that humility is the surest road to true glory? He had humbled Himself for the sake of the soul… Read More ›