Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

Our souls must be nourished with the Word of God (Sacred Scripture) and the wondrous fruits from the treasure trove of the Church’s spiritual reading. If we neglect to feed our soul, it will meet with the same fate as a neglected body – death – eternal death – and at a time known only to God. Am I exaggerating? Not according to St. Alphonsus Liguori, who warned us: “Without good books and spiritual reading, it will be morally impossible to save our souls.” Pondering Tidbits of Truth Volume VI will prevent spiritual malnutrition - one quotation at a time. To give you a sense of what you will find in this book, here is a sample: [52]    Father Jacques Philippe We can’t transform ourselves or effect our own conversion: only God’s grace can reach the extremity of our weakness. In faithfulness to the gospel – and also that we don’t weigh down others with a burden we can’t carry ourselves – we must understand that Christianity is not a religion of human effort but of grac...

  From my friend Tony Agnesi : "Look what came in the mail today! Michael Seagriff’s new Pondering Tidbits of Truth Vol. VI. 150 of the most compelling quotes with questions for reflection, curated like only Michael can!" Get your copy here ! 

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.     Johann Tauler, O.P. "Priests, on account of their dignity, have a right to more honor and respect. They represent the sovereign Priest, Jesus Christ; you owe them therefore a very profound respect. They may be good to you and treat you with condescension, but never let a layman dare to make himself the equal of a priest and treat him with familiarity. Never consider them as your comrades, but as your superiors. Remain in your place; and if one of them wants to condescend to your level, do not take advantage of it in any other way than to put yourselves still lower." (From Spiritual Conferences )      St. Peter Julian Eymard "Since Jesus Christ has loved me, I will love Him in spite of everything and nothing will ever prevent me from loving Him! The events of the time, the spiritual forces, hunger, nakedness, the sword o...