Originally posted on March 30, 2011
Finding peace in troubled times may seem difficult, but it’s certainly not impossible. However, before we find that peace, first we have to search for it. And in order to search for it we first have to be in a peaceful place within our own hearts. Offering a sign of peace, in whatever form that may be, is a perfect gesture of kindness and love when it is genuine and coming from the heart. But if we are to offer peace, we first have to possess it ourselves. After all, you can’t give away what you don’t already have.
If we are to search for, find and promote peace in troubled times we first have to recognize that without humility, there is no peace. I’ve read that Saint Francis de Sales said that peace is born of humility. He said that the only things that really trouble us are pride and the esteem we … [Read More...]
Originally posted on February 24, 2011 (before Father John Corapi’s crisis occurred)
Why am I titling my post “Jesus as Servant” when the earth seems to be on fire with anger and chaos? Shouldn’t I (and you) be up in arms over the moral outrage, violence and bloodshed that is spilling out into every corner of the world these days? Why am I portraying Jesus as servant rather than as the great and almighty God Who must be furious with all of the despair and distress that humanity has brought upon itself?
Here we have earthquakes, riots, moral breakdown, bloodshed, death. And yet I’m presenting an image of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples? How un-debonair.
Jesus as Servant Practiced Humility
I would venture to guess that now more then ever Jesus is still washing the feet of all of His disciples, desiring that humility be practiced; asking that we turn our thoughts and hearts toward holiness and abandon … [Read More...]
This is the ninth in a series of posts titled True Devotion to Mary which I started in a hopeful effort to promote the prophetic message of Saint Louis De Montfort in his book titled True Devotion to Mary. Please refer back to this post which will link you back to the previous ones.
Also, please note that everything written in burgundy font is quoted directly from Saint Louis De Montfort’s book and my personal remarks and insights are in black font.
True Devotion to Mary – CHAPTER TWO
Fundamental Truths of Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
60. Having spoken thus far of the necessity of devotion to the most holy Virgin, I must now show in what this devotion consists. This I will do, with God’s help, after I shall have first laid down some fundamental truths which shall throw light on that grand and solid devotion which I desire to disclose.
-FIRST TRUTH-
Jesus Christ Is the … [Read More...]
This is the seventh in a series of posts titled True Devotion to Mary which I started in a hopeful effort to promote the prophetic message of Saint Louis De Montfort in his book titled True Devotion to Mary. Please refer back to this post which will link you back to the previous ones.
Also, please note that everything written in burgundy font is quoted directly from Saint Louis De Montfort’s book and my personal remarks and insights are in black font.
ARTICLE THREE: Providential Function of Mary in the Latter Times
II. Exercise of This Function
1. In the struggle against Satan.
51. It is principally of these last and cruel persecutions of the devil, which shall go on increasing daily till the reign of Antichrist, that we ought to understand that first and celebrated prediction and curse of God pronounced in the terrestrial paradise against the serpent. It is to our purpose to explain this here for … [Read More...]
“But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of stress. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, inhuman, implacable, slanderers, prolifigates, fierce, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding the form of religion but denying the power of it. Avoid such people. For among them are those who make their way into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and swayed by various impulses, who will listen to anybody and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.” (2 Timothy 3: 1-7)
Times of Stress and Father Corapi’s Message
We don’t know if we are living in what Paul refers to as “the last days”, but we certainly can’t deny that these are times of stress. And it’s hard not to get the chills when you read the horrifying descriptions of the … [Read More...]
I’m reading a book by Saint Louis De Montfort titled True Devotion to Mary. In order to fully comprehend the wonder of the book and its profound spiritual message concerning the Virgin Mary, one must first become acquainted with De Montfort and his doctrine. This book’s preface has been beautifully written by Cardinal O’Connell on December 8, 1940 and there is an original preface which is also included, written by Father F. W. Faber in 1862.
I encourage everyone to at some point take a look at True Devotion to Mary, even if just for the sole purpose of skimming through the pages in order to glean a piece of truth from its mystical message. But ideally, the book should be read cover to cover, especially by anyone who is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the Blessed Mother’s role in our salvation and the way in which she leads all souls to Jesus. De Montfort’s amazing … [Read More...]
Finding peace in troubled times may seem difficult, but it’s certainly not impossible. However, before we find that peace, first we have to search for it. And in order to search for it we first have to be in a peaceful place within our own hearts. Offering a sign of peace, in whatever form that may be, is a perfect gesture of kindness and love when it is genuine and coming from the heart. But if we are to offer peace, we first have to possess it ourselves. After all, you can’t give away what you don’t already have.
If we are to search for, find and promote peace in troubled times we first have to recognize that without humility, there is no peace. I’ve read that Saint Francis de Sales said that peace is born of humility. He said that the only things that really trouble us are pride and the esteem we have for ourselves. He also said … [Read More...]
Why am I titling my post “Jesus as Servant” when the earth seems to be on fire with anger and chaos? Shouldn’t I (and you) be up in arms over the moral outrage, violence and bloodshed that is spilling out into every corner of the world these days? Why am I portraying Jesus as servant rather than as the great and almighty God Who must be furious with all of the despair and distress that humanity has brought upon itself?
Here we have earthquakes, riots, moral breakdown, bloodshed, death. And yet I’m presenting an image of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples? How un-debonair.
Jesus as Servant Practiced Humility
I would venture to guess that now more then ever Jesus is still washing the feet of all of His disciples, desiring that humility be practiced; asking that we turn our thoughts and hearts toward holiness and abandon the angry words and actions that are fueling the fire of disaster. … [Read More...]
Lately I’ve been thinking about what it means to have total forgiveness. It occurs to me that people are so nervous these days. There is an unfortunate amount of anger, irritability, fear and sadness in the world. We become so consumed in our individual dilemmas that we forget to forgive one another for the wrongs that are done. Most importantly, we forget to forgive ourselves.
In the Book of Matthew, Chapter 18, Verses 21-22 it is written:
“Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’”
Why Do We Need Total Forgiveness?
I think one huge problem with the world today (and perhaps throughout history) is that there is not enough forgiveness. Everyone is so jammed up with the wrong stuff. (I include myself in this scenario, by the way.) If we … [Read More...]
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