Pondering Tidbits of Truth - June 19, 2025

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. 

St. Ignatius of Loyola "Man was created for a certain end. This end is to praise, to reverence and to serve the Lord his God and by this means to arrive at eternal salvation. All other beings and objects that surround us on the earth were created for the benefit of man and to be useful to him, as means to his final end; hence his obligation to use, or to abstain from the use of, these creatures, according as they bring him nearer to that end, or tend to separate him from it." (From The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius)

Deacon Alex Jones "How do you tell God no? How do you look into the face of truth and say, ‘That’s nice, but it will cause me problems?’ I said yes, and that yes has cost me dearly. But deep down in my heart is a passion for our Lord and a love for his Church. I love the Church—that sweet, holy, sanctifying Bride of Christ. I love the bishops, the priests, the nuns, the smells, and the bells. I love it all because I have discovered it. It has cost me much, but thank God I’m home at last!" (From Testimony to Truth)  Dom Lorenzo Scupoli “Remember also that the more unjustly you suffer, and consequently the more grievous your affliction, the greater is your merit in the sight of God. For in the midst of your suffering you adore His judgments, and willingly submit to His Divine Providence which draws good from the greatest evil and makes the malice of our enemies subservient to our eternal happiness.” (From The Spiritual Combat and a Treatise On Peace of Soul)