Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

    Pondering Tidbits of Truth my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.       St. John Vianney “Take in one hand a sponge full of water, and in the other a little pebble; press them equally. Nothing will come out of the pebble, but out of the sponge will come abundance of water. The sponge is the soul filled with the Holy Spirit, and the stone is the cold and hard heart which is not inhabited by the Holy Spirit.” (From Sermons of St. John Marie Vianney )   Father Kevin M. Cusick “The vaccine for the real pandemic, one of fear, is faith. There is no real control possible over physical reality, the span of a human life or the world in which we live. Only faith can open the possibility of cooperating with the Creator, acknowledging our complete dependence upon Him now and in eternity. Through prayer, committed, regular and sincere, we grow in faith. Every time we kneel and pray...

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       Father Kevin M. Cusick “When we are ashamed of the truth about how God made us, and ashamed to tell others that truth, we are asking our Lord to be ashamed of us before His heavenly Father when we stand before the throne of the Triune God at the end of our earthly lives.” (From article, The Kingdom For A Pronoun , published in the October 1, 2020 issue of The Wanderer)   Venerable Bruno Lanteri   Be on guard against discouragement and lack of trust. Strive to do well all that you do, but do this with respect for your humanity, without striving for impossible perfection, focusing simply on the day at hand. Remember that "the just man falls seven times a day," and so you will find blessing in beginning not only every day, but every hour." (From Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement )    Jesus to St. Catherine of...