We are not required to ask for suffering. We are not prohibited from seeking to be relieved from our suffering. But when God wills it, we can accept it and recognize it for what it actually is:
“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
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Monday Musings - A Painful and Upsetting Truth
Let's be frank: If we really believe that Jesus Christ is truly and substantially present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the tabe...
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(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) " … I will treasure more than anything else the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It is often said that it...
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[I first shared the following thoughts more than 10 years ago. I do so today with a renewed sense of urgency. We are spinning our wheels ...
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This was a particularly trying weekend for me. I responded poorly to several unwelcome intrusions with anger, anxiety, impatience and doubt....
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Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time. ...
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(Excerpted from How To Be His - A 33-Day Dedication to Our Eucharistic Lord )