Holy Water; Holy Salt; Blessed Sacramentals; First, Second, and Third Degree Relics; Lourdes Water; now add to the list, Holy Sand. Has the Church lost…
My Lord and my God. In agony, the suffering of a bloody Lord is the only remedy of a broken heart. Often I have imagined…
CHAPTER XV. SEVENTH MEDITATION. Of Hell. Preparation. 1. PLACE yourself in God’s Presence.2. Humble yourself, and ask His Aid.3. Picture to yourself a dark city,…
All I can ever receive from God is mercy. I can only receive what He gives in mercy, and all I have left to give…
I’ve lost my first born son on the feast of St. John, The first of twelve. I think I said more expletives yesterday than I…
The patient man goes through a great and salutary purgatory when he grieves more over the malice of one who harms him than for his…
Birth of John the Baptist 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading Job 38:1, 8-11 [1] Then the Lord answered Job out of a whirlwind,…
The flesh of God torn asunder; can theological concepts even come close? Can my intellect take it in? Is salvation brought about by a proper…
It is never safe to play it safe. To do God’s will in our lives takes faith, even the faith of a child. If we…
My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to…
