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Thu 26 Aug 2010
Happiness is the sense of peace and joy that stems from knowledge of and union with the One Who created us and Who loves us infinitely. We will attain it fully in heaven, but we can achieve it to a significant extent beforehand by battling our desire to remain independent of God, ignoring the voices that label religion boring and unnecessary, and better acquainting ourselves with Truth through study and prayer.
~Mary Anne Marks quoted in “God and Woman at Harvard“
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Sat 21 Aug 2010
To have defects is not in itself bad. The only evil lies in making a truce with them, not struggling against them, thinking that they are part and parcel of our character or our nature. Making such a truce would lead to spiritual mediocrity. Our Lord does not want this to happen to those who follow Him.
~In Conversation with God, 4:358 via ALL: American Life League.
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american life league,
character,
conversation with god,
god,
life,
mediocrity,
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Fri 13 Aug 2010
To put God first means that all other responsibilities he gives are first, too. Sorting out responsibilities that seem to conflict, however, is tricky business.
~Robertson McQuilkin, “Living by Vows” via Christianity Today
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Christian,
christianity today,
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god,
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Robertson McQuilkin,
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Tue 10 Aug 2010
Imagine for a moment what you could learn about God’s revelation if you would set aside for just one day, even just one hour, your need to be right, your need to be safe, your need to be in charge. Imagine if you set these aside and fully, truly accepted that the Lord would never leave you to destruction, never forsake you to an eternal death. What could you learn? How would you grow? Think for a moment about the locks you put on your trust, on your love, on your hope. How many are there? Can you count them? Do you believe that hoarding the gifts God has given you will earn you compound interest in heaven? Or that a cautious, meager charity will benefit you in the long run? Gifts left unused for the good of your neighbors will eventually atrophy and die, leaving behind a bitter waste, an angry, soured soul. There is nothing child-like about living your life in resentment and disappointment. Our Father will never abandon us. What is there for us to fear? Nothing. Nothing at all.
Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP, Ph.D., Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!, “Only the child-like”.
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life,
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love,
man,
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neighbor,
neighbors,
nothing,
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Mon 26 Jul 2010
You see, the big thing for me is to love reality and not live in the imagination, not live in what could have been or what should have been or what can be, and somewhere, to love reality and then discover that God is present.
~Jean Vanier, via Pax Christi Facebook Page
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Christ,
discover,
facebook,
god,
imagination,
jean vanier,
Live,
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Thu 10 Jun 2010
Know then, that God no sooner finds us resolved to attain solid virtue than He sends us trials of the severest kind. Convinced of His immense love for us and His fatherly solicitude for our spiritual advancement, we ought with gratitude to drink to the dregs of the chalice that He is pleased to offer us, confident that its beneficial character will be in proportion to its bitterness.
~Lorenzo Scupoli, The Spiritual Combat
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Cup,
Drink,
god,
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Lorenzo Scupoli,
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Tue 1 Jun 2010
And so we must all keep close watch over ourselves or we will be lost and turn our minds and hearts from God, because we think there is something worth having or doing, or that we will gain some advantage.
~St. Francis of Assisi, Rule of 1221
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Thu 27 May 2010
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve -
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for help, that I might do greater things -
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy -
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life -
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for -
But everything that I had hoped for.
Despite myself, my prayers were answered.
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
~Prayer/poem written by an anonymous Confederate soldier during the Civil War via Michael Wade blog Execupundit
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Michael Wade,
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Mon 24 May 2010
Into this universal human situation Jesus comes, saying, “Repent,” which means “change the direction in which you are looking for happiness.” Human happiness is found in the growth of unconditional love. The work of spiritual direction is to help us to become aware of the obstacles to divine love and the free circulation of that love within us. This requires the cultivation of a non-possessive attitude toward ourselves and other people. Gradually we learn that God is the true security, God truly loves us, and with this love, we can make it, even if no one else seems to care.
~ Fr. Thomas Keating, OCSO, via Little Portion Hermitage
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direction,
god,
growth,
happiness,
Jesus,
love,
Repent,
security,
spiritual direction,
Thomas Keating,
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Fri 23 Apr 2010
Pita: Dear God, I do not ask for health or wealth. People ask you so often that you can’t have any left. Give me, God, what else you have. Give me what no-one else asks for. Amen.
~Man on Fire (A 2004 film directed by Tony Scott)
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Fire,
god,
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Pita,
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tony scott,
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Thu 1 Apr 2010
And then I thought: I’ve been getting this all wrong. Christ is not just in the comfortable, familiar places, like my hometown and among my neighbors. He is here, too, amid the roads clogged with traffic, the miles of strip shopping malls and clearance racks. God knows we have to live in a material world. He knows we need to clothe and care for our children. Christ has found a way to show Himself to me, in this present moment, in the shoe department of the East Brunswick Kohl’s.
~Allison Salerno, “Because Christ is Everywhere—Even in the Shoe Department” (on the blog Why I Am Catholic)
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Fri 26 Mar 2010
It means the state of a soul caught up, so to say, in God’s machinery, for whom the supernatural life is more real than the natural.
~Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence
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divine providence,
god,
Jean-Pierre de Caussade,
life,
soul,
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supernatural life
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Mon 15 Mar 2010
I cannot discover God in myself and myself in Him unless I have the courage to face myself exactly as I am, with all my limitations, and to accept others as they are, with all their limitations.
~ Thomas Merton (Another great quote from what is quickly becoming one of my favorite web stopping places — Little Portion Hermitage)
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courage,
discover,
god,
little portion hermitage,
Thomas Merton
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Fri 12 Mar 2010
The alarming, effervescent, energizing, and contagious freedom of the saints flows from their having learned this lesson. They no longer gauge their actions or decisions by what other people will think of them. And so they don’t live in fear, instability, and hesitancy. Rather, they have discovered that God’s love for them is as firm as the mountains (as the Psalms tell us). They don’t need to earn it; they just humbly accept it. And once they do, it propels them to echo and reflect it spontaneously and joyfully, regardless of the consequences.
~Fr John Bartunek, LC, STL, “A Question about the Litany of Humility in Lent – How can I be freed from the desire of being loved?”
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joy,
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Litany,
litany of humility,
love,
Psalms,
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Wed 10 Mar 2010
Trust in God experienced—not contemplated—is the most liberating thing in the world.
~Marion Fernandez-Cueto, Surrender the Choosing: A Lenten Journey Toward Trust
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Faith,
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Sat 6 Mar 2010
His good life, his gentleness and patience, his almost superhuman readiness to oblige, together with his generosity which exceeded his means, and his pleasant manner were so many indications which marked him out as a young man. They seemed to be almost a foretaste of things to come, indicating that the abundance of God’s blessings would be heaped upon him more plentifully than ever in the future.
~St. Bonaventure, Major Life of St. Frances
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Fri 5 Mar 2010
To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda, nor even in stirring people up, but in being a living mystery. It means to live in such a way that one’s life would not make sense if God did not exist.
~Cardinal Suhard
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life,
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Mon 1 Mar 2010
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.
~~St. Francis of Assisi
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god,
St. Francis of Assisi (about him),
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Sat 27 Feb 2010
Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me.
~St. Clare of Assisi
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Peace,
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Fri 26 Feb 2010
Oh, the liberty that is released in our hearts when we let go of the opinions of others! The less we are mesmerized by human voices, the more we are able to hear the Divine voice. The less we are manipulated by the expectations of others, the more we are open to the expectations of God.
~Richard Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home (quote found via the Twitter feeds of Jonathan McIntosh and Caleb Sigler. Thanks guys!)
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god,
heart,
human voices,
liberty,
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Richard Foster
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