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.
Cardinal Francis Arinze
“The lay faithful as
parishioners are the people who are called upon to witness to Christ at the
level of the family, the place of work or recreation, in trade and commerce, in
politics and government, and in other social areas of daily life. From them, people
in society see what the parish is or should be.”
(From The
Evangelizing Parish)
St.
John Marie Vianney
“If a
priest is determined not to lose his soul as soon as any disorder arises in his
parish, he must trample underfoot all human considerations as well as the fear
of contempt and hatred of his people. He must not allow anything to bar his way
in the discharge of duty, even were he certain of being murdered on coming down
from the pulpit.”
(From The Curé d’Ars by François Trochu
Saint Philip Neri
“If a man finds it very hard to
forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all
His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His
Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the
Our Father, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling
down vengeance on himself.”
(From The Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri)
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