“I know I would not be able to work one week if it were not for that continual force coming from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament." - St. Teresa of Calcutta
Very Hard To Commit Mortal Sin, You Think?
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You have got to listen to this video. Father Z got it from P.P. of Blackfen and I must share it with you. You should share it with those you love.
Thanks for posting this. I'm featuring this video on my site tomorrow with a link to yours. Arinze is great. We all need somebody like him for a confessor. People are dying for truth in the Church.
That's very kind of you, Barb. Thank you. It is a shame that the voice of clarity with which God has gifted this good Cardinal has so infrequently been heard. This is the what we need to hear while sitting in our pews.
We are often prone to despair and self-pity. We are quick to abandon fundamental Truths when confronted with adversity. We forget that we are the adopted children of God and think that He has abandoned us. We don't believe that He has a plan for our lives or that with Him all things are possible. We refuse to believe everything that God allows in our lives is intended to assure our eternal salvation. So we avoid Him at all costs and go to people, places and activities that can never make us truly happy. We convince ourselves that we don't need God. We so despise ourselves that we hang our heads low, fearful of seeing an image of ourselves in the glass panes of the store fronts we walk by. But we must look up. We must look into the cracked windows of our souls so that we can see ourselves as God sees us - as unique, magnificent treasures made in His image . Once we open our eyes to this Truth, ...
This was a particularly trying weekend for me. I responded poorly to several unwelcome intrusions with anger, anxiety, impatience and doubt. I forgot an essential truth: that whatever was, or would be happening in my life today or anytime in the future, is intended by God for the salvation of my soul. I had to trust Him. I had to surrender to God the concerns that were causing me so much angst and which I was unable to resolve on my own. I had to trust God to take care of them. I rushed to an online Adoration site I frequently visit where I could gaze upon my waiting and loving Lord and seek His assistance. On my way there, I rediscovered Sanctify the Moment – The Now Moment written by Ven. Fulton J. Sheen . It had been some time since I had first read this article. It immediately helped me to put my current challenges into proper perspective. Hopefully, the good Archbishop's words will help you to do likewise: ****...
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