Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

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.   Full disclosur e: This week’s post differs from what you ordinarily find here in that its three thought-provoking quotations come from books I compiled, edited and published. The Catholic Writer’s Guild issued its Seal of Approval to each of the three books from which the following material was excerpted. They are cited here, not to promote myself, but in hopes that something you read will touch your heart and stir your soul.    Mr. Michael Seagriff, O.P. “Our God does not need any of us, not even for a millisecond. Yet, as Jesus hung from the cross more than 2000 years ago, He let us know He was thirsty – not a physical thirst - but an unquenchable spiritual thirst as our Lord, Savior and Redeemer to be loved by those He created and for whose eternal benefit He died. In the ensuing centuries, not enough of us have made suf...

Even those who limit their television viewing find very little worthy of their time. When it is clear to you that you're wasting your life in front of "the box," why not look at the following instead. Let's start with a hearty laugh  from this blast from the past! Got 2 minutes? - Have you any idea about the quality of the young men who are answering God's call to be Dominican priests? You will after viewing this . What about 3 1/2 minutes? - Think your kids may be able to relate to this promo ? Can you spare 8 minutes? - Feeling down? Overwhelmed? Think that the obstacles you face are insurmountable? Questioning whether the effort to pick yourself up and go on is useless? You might feel differently after listening to Choi Sung-Bong . Thanks to Faith at The One True Faith for finding and passing this on. Invest 7 minutes and h ear what Father Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy has to say about the quality of preaching in our Church today. This 33 m...