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Give freely

In disappointment the heart is tried, in pain it bleeds, seeking what gives it life, wounds are received, for true love among many counterfeits can be hard to find, leading some to despair, even death, others, to seek more deeply until the treasure is found. So when asked for love give it freely, for healing… Read More ›

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Return to your heart and hold fast to Him

If physical things please you, then praise God for them, but turn back your love to Him who created them, lest in the things that please you, you displease Him. If souls please you, love them in God; for in themselves they are changeable, but in Him they are firmly established. Without Him they pass… Read More ›

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Love in Deed and Truth

If a brother or sister has nothing and cannot even find enough to eat, we ought to give them the basic necessities of life. Likewise if we notice that they are deficient in spiritual things, we ought to guide them in whatever way we can. Of course we must be sincere in doing this,  not… Read More ›

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God’s love is immense and immeasurable

The love of God with which he loved us before the foundation of the world and chose us in his beloved Son is itself the source and origin of all the good things which were bestowed upon us on the day of our creation, the day of our redemption, and the day of our justification… Read More ›

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If we have souls

Old age the final frontier not easy by any means, often painful on many levels that is unknown in youth or middle age. Which I believe is the most important part of our lives, If indeed we do have souls, a heart that grows eternally, and we take our love with us; and all else… Read More ›

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His-self

Yesterday he was in a good mood, everything was right with the world and I was great, could do no wrong.  This morning he insisted it was evening and did not understand why he had to sleep with his shoes off if he was just taking a nap.  So I thought, this is going to… Read More ›

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Everydayness

It is in the everydayness that we seek truth, though there can be times where we rise above the clouds into a broader reality.  In our everyday lives we always have to choose, make choices to take that next step forward.  The inner life, the life of seeking to deepen our love and trust in… Read More ›

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True freedom is interior

Freedom is what makes man to be man.  Freedom is what distinguishes man from the rest of visible reality—sun, moon, stars, elements, plants and animals.  On the natural level, freedom is man’s greatest gift or quality. What is freedom?  Freedom is the ability to choose between various goods; it means that man is not determined… Read More ›

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Our proper occupation

Our proper occupation is knowing and loving God, and, not least, delighting in such knowledge and love. We have been made in the image and likeness of God for the sake of this knowledge and love; and by means of them we are made new and formed again to God’s image and likeness: through understanding… Read More ›

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My chosen path

My chosen path I was watching on YouTube an episode of “Thinking twice”.  This program host debates, some of which I find very interesting.  I was watching one the other day about science and if it has done away with the need for God.  Both sides were courteous in presenting their points and I enjoyed… Read More ›

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