Invitation of the Heart of Jesus Part I The Devotion to the Sacred Heart is the Last Effort in These Latter Ages of the Love
For Catholics the annual feast of Saints Peter and Paul is of immense spiritual import. In the Roman tradition, it is one of the more
In Reverses of Fortune We should accept with the same conformity to the will of God the loss of employment or money and all other
Our Angel Guardians We will now speak of what is for us the most interesting and important of all the facts concerning the angels, namely,
Consider also the danger of vainglory, the daughter of pride, which St. Bernard says, enters lightly but wounds deeply. Therefore, when men praise you, think
“Blessed is the man whom Thou shalt instruct, O Lord, and shalt teach him out of Thy Law.” –Ps. 93:12 “All scripture divinely inspired, is
By Original Sin man lost Sanctifying Grace and thereby forfeited the right to Heaven. But God, in His merciful love, had decreed from eternity to
In encountering this vice we must use special tactics and greater resolution. In order to do this we must distinguish three phases of the operation
“I am not allowed in these columns to discuss politics or religion, which is inconvenient; as they are the only two subjects which seem to
One of the most common and deplorable illusions consists in judging of our prayer by the consolation or dryness we meet with therein. In thinking
The Practice of Conformity to the Will of God To the question, “In what things should we practice conformity to the will of God?” there
Is Reparation Destined to Save Society? In the nineteenth century Blessed Pope Pius IX stated, “Reparation is destined to save society!” One addresses God by
There is a correspondence between the natural uses of the matter of the Sacraments and at least some of the effects they produce. For example,
“Let us therefore love God because He first hath loved us.” -1 John 4:19 St. Teresa said that it was a great favor that God
The Fervent Amendment of Our Whole Life Be vigilant and diligent in God’s service, and often consider to what end thou camest hither, and why
Anyone who has been interested in the apparitions of Fatima from the beginning has felt a curiosity and burning desire to uncover or see uncovered
We have generally called the deadly or capital sins the sources of all iniquity. They are the roots of the mighty tree of vice, and
Our Lord, the great and excellent physician of our infirmities, announced everywhere, before coming into this world, both His arrival and the maladies He would
An Example From Church History Even in Church history, this problem of not appreciating the Holy Spirit’s presence and importance in daily Christian life existed!
The Gift of God “It is the gift of the Holy Spirit Who makes us like the Son and puts us in a filial relationship
Chapter 1 Heart of Jesus, Symbol of Love “Announce it, and let it be announced to the whole world, that I set neither limit nor
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