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Saturday, April 16, 2016
If you don't believe ... Leave ...
Sunday, February 28, 2016
IMAGINE
Saturday, October 24, 2015
LIVING IN THE LIGHT
Saturday, October 17, 2015
The Seven Deadly Sins in the Moral Decline of America
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Accidia: Jheronimus Bosch |
Apathy: lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
Do you ever ask yourself why folks are so apathetic about God these days? And why is it so hard to make a dent in this apathy? What spawned the apathy and indifference we face in America today?
The word apathy comes from the greek apatheia, "freedom from suffering" or "impassibility".
Interesting. Freedom from suffering and impassibility. (Keep this in mind.)
Some of its synonyms are spiritlessness and (this is a big one) acedia.
Okay, now we are getting somewhere.
Acedia is the "real" name of one of The Capital Sins. These days we call it sloth.
People today tend to think of sloth as a kind of "not-so-deadly sin". As if it were on the level of mere laziness or a bit of sluggishness.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Saturday, September 5, 2015
AS I QUOTE MYSELF
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The Good Samaritan - Modern Version
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FOUND A MAN INJURED ON THE ROAD?
WOULD YOU BEHAVE LIKE THESE MEN DID?
Friday, August 28, 2015
A HELL OF A QUESTION
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Sunday, August 2, 2015
FREE BOOKS AND DRAW ENTRY
Friday, July 17, 2015
Reflections for the Soul
REFLECTIONS FOR THE SOUL
Victor S E Moubarak
ISBN-13: 978-1514851210
Victor S E Moubarak
ISBN-13: 978-1514851210
Paperback and Kindle formats
A selection of readings to help you reflect and meditate
when praying or when in need of inspiration.
This book asks pertinent questions such as:
This book asks pertinent questions such as:
Does God exist? Who is Jesus? What is the Holy Spirit?
Can we really trust God? What happens when we lose all hope and our Faith falters?
Why do some people pray to Saints and the Virgin Mary? Is it idolatry? How does God view such prayers?
Why does God appear to be angry and vengeful in the Old Testament yet we
are told He is a loving caring Father in the New Testament? Was it a
change of strategy and tactics?
These and many other questions are explored and explained
in easy to read short chapters. You can read the reflections in
chronological order or just open the book at any page and read what is there.
Hopefully, it will help you in your prayers.
The author uses humour where appropriate to help deliver a
memorable message. You may find a hidden gem in what he writes.
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Friday, June 19, 2015
Tell them about Mary
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Sunday, May 31, 2015
The Holy Trinity
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Sunday, May 24, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
Desperate Prayers
What happens when you have prayed ...
For days, weeks and months even ...
And nothing seems to happen ...
What then?
I hope these thoughts are of some comfort to you.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
The Cocktail Queen
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Remain in Me
"I
am the vine, you are the branches.
Whoever
remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit,
because
without me you can do nothing." - John 15:5
Remain
in me.
Without
me you can do nothing.
We know this. We know this to be true.
We sometimes try to go out on our own and do
our own thing. We sometimes try to take control of things and convert people
and change the whole world.
We forget. We are not in charge. We are not in control.
We are the branches. And we can do nothing
without Jesus.
We need to remain in Him. We need to stay
rooted in Him. We need to be nourished by Him.
Is that not why we go to Mass? Is that not
why we receive the Eucharist? Is that not why we pray every day?
How else can we remain in Him?
Sometimes it is a struggle. But it is a
struggle that reminds us that without Jesus ... we can do nothing.
Remain
in me.
Lord,
help me to remember I am not in charge. Help me to let go and surrender
everything to you. Help me to trust you totally. Thank you, Lord. - Amen
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Marketing Christian Books
Friday, April 24, 2015
Is the Pope REALLY infallible?
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
my little rant
I love Mary Magdalene. I guess I have a strong devotion to her. I can so relate to her need to be with Jesus to the end. Her need to go see his tomb and her absolute fear and grief at finding it empty.
And then her joy at hearing her name called. Mary.
And she answers, Rabboni.
It is one of my favorite Gospel stories and I cannot get enough of it. Something about Mary Magdalene and her spirit and devotion that just calls out to me. And warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes.
Fr. James Martin, SJ, posted a reflection on Mary Magdalene on Facebook, using this gospel reading (John 20:11-18) and ended it saying that between the time she saw Jesus and told the disciples the good news, Mary Magdalene was the church.
How beautiful. And very moving to me.
Unfortunately, there were people who decided to take this opportunity to make the statement that women should be priests. And going on and on about it. I get so tired of that happening all the time. This was a case of a priest writing a beautiful reflection for us to meditate on and pray about. It was not the time to push our favorite cause or whatever.
I refused to let it ruin my reflection, but still, maybe it did. I was annoyed. Can we just pray and reflect on the Lord, without church politics getting in the way? Without people pushing their favorite “cause”?
Can’t we just praise and honor and thank our Lord?
I love you, Jesus. Please forgive my whining.
posted from my blog. Thoughts on Grace
And then her joy at hearing her name called. Mary.
And she answers, Rabboni.
It is one of my favorite Gospel stories and I cannot get enough of it. Something about Mary Magdalene and her spirit and devotion that just calls out to me. And warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes.
Fr. James Martin, SJ, posted a reflection on Mary Magdalene on Facebook, using this gospel reading (John 20:11-18) and ended it saying that between the time she saw Jesus and told the disciples the good news, Mary Magdalene was the church.
How beautiful. And very moving to me.
Unfortunately, there were people who decided to take this opportunity to make the statement that women should be priests. And going on and on about it. I get so tired of that happening all the time. This was a case of a priest writing a beautiful reflection for us to meditate on and pray about. It was not the time to push our favorite cause or whatever.
I refused to let it ruin my reflection, but still, maybe it did. I was annoyed. Can we just pray and reflect on the Lord, without church politics getting in the way? Without people pushing their favorite “cause”?
Can’t we just praise and honor and thank our Lord?
I love you, Jesus. Please forgive my whining.
posted from my blog. Thoughts on Grace
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Sign of the Cross
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Imagine
Imagine a place you’ve never seen before, a place you might not have
believed was real. A place covered in a mist so thick that you cannot
see your hands or your feet, yet, it’s solid and real. Imagine a place
of great suffering, filled with the cries of longing, moaning, and
groaning, but a place of incredible joy! Imagine a place where, before
you entered, you had seen the Face of God, and now, your longing for
God causes such great pain, you fear your heart will break. Imagine a
place where the pain is so great, you know that if the skin was burned
off your body, leaving only raw nerves exposed to the air, you would
feel less pain. Imagine a place where a fire burns so coldly that the
pain caused to your body by a hot flame would be a welcome respite.
The time for merit is over when we die. We know that God is a God of great Mercy. What we often forget is that God is a God of Justice, too. Justice must be met by each of us in our judgment. One of the gifts of God’s Mercy, in the expiation of our sins, is Purgatory. Purgatory is a place of final cleansing for our souls, so that one day, when we have paid our debt to our merciful and loving God, we will meet Him face to face, never again fearing Hell, but knowing that we are safe and in Paradise. satan is no longer a threat to our immortal souls. We rejoice!
Read More at: His Unending Love
The time for merit is over when we die. We know that God is a God of great Mercy. What we often forget is that God is a God of Justice, too. Justice must be met by each of us in our judgment. One of the gifts of God’s Mercy, in the expiation of our sins, is Purgatory. Purgatory is a place of final cleansing for our souls, so that one day, when we have paid our debt to our merciful and loving God, we will meet Him face to face, never again fearing Hell, but knowing that we are safe and in Paradise. satan is no longer a threat to our immortal souls. We rejoice!
Read More at: His Unending Love
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Time for Reflections
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Time for Reflections,
video,
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
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