Pondering Tidbits of Truth - June 11, 2020
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Father Dave Pivonka, TOR
“The disciples saw Jesus raise someone from the dead, they were catechized by him, he taught them how to preach, how to forgive, how to love. Yet after his Resurrection and before the sending of the Holy Spirit, we find them in a locked room, filled with fear. That's where many people's spiritual lives are, too—trapped, dry, and stagnant. But on Pentecost, something happened that changed the disciples—and that same something has to happen to us. We can't live our spiritual lives in a locked room, but in front of the world, alive and full of joy.”
(From The Wild Goose)
St. Charles Borromeo
"If we wish to make any progress in the service of God, we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor."
(From Aleteia - 5 Inspiring Quotes from St. Charles Borromeo)
Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
“The man who has deep distrust of
himself and places great confidence in God is not at all surprised if he commits
a fault…he correctly attributes what has happened to his own weakness and lack
of confidence in God. Thus, he learns to distrust himself more, and he places all
his hopes in the assistance of the Almighty. He detests beyond all things the sin
into which has fallen; he condemns the passion or criminal habit that
occasioned his fall; he conceives a deep sorrow for his offense against God.”
(From The Spiritual Combat and a Treatise On Peace of Soul)
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