"There is only one sorrow, the sorrow of not being a saint." (Leon Bloy) What a profound but true statement! It was said by Jesus this way: "What profit is there to gain...
"God made this marvelous world in which we live, and because sometimes we are a bit confused, we are destroying it, but the most beautiful thing that God did, says the Bible, was...
By spiritaflame 11:00 AM Thought of the Day
"I would like to ask you all a question today. But each of you keep it in your heart and take it home. You can regard it as a kind of “homework”. Only...
"How do we keep our faith as a family? Do we keep it for ourselves, in our families, as a personal treasure like a bank account, or are we able to share it...
"I would like to ask you, dear families: Do you pray together from time to time as a family?...It is a matter of humility, of realizing that we need God… all of us!...
“Those who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness that comes from the good example of a praiseworthy and blameless life. They must completely remove from their...
The Bible: Many interpretations? As Catholics we believe that the Bible is the Revealed Word of God. We believe that God chose human authors to convey his revealed word, first by word of...
"In times of spiritual dryness arouse your spirit gently, by acts of love; then rest in the will of God. It is thus that the soul gives the strongest proof of her fidelity...
They came to Jericho. Jericho is located about fifteen miles northeast of Jerusalem, five miles west of the Jordan River, and six miles north of the Dead Sea. It is the last major...
"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 the work and to be faithful to him,...
"Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and...
"It could be said that each mystery of the rosary, carefully meditated, sheds light on the mystery of man....To pray the rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of...
"In the solitude and silence of the wilderness..., for their labor in the contest, God gives his athletes the reward they desire: a peace that the world does not know and joy in...
“Continue to work at your sanctification, because only this is God’s will for us; only this is important and momentous and absolutely the one thing necessary.” (Blessed Francis X Seelos) Some people feel...
Apologetic Tracts: Heaven
By spiritaflame 10:19 AM Apologetic TracksHeaven You may have heard the story about the pastor who one day asked his parishioners at Mass, “How many in this parish want to go to Heaven?” All but one man raised...
