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. Sister Ruth Burrows, O.C.D. “Both in life and after death, it is love that purifies. If in Life we allow God to come close to us in love, to take us in his arms and hold us fast, this inevitably means pain, simply because we are so twisted, hard and unyielding. If we submit, his love softens us, straightens us out, transforms us into his own likeness. The pain of purification is the direct effect of love. And this is the same after death.” (From To Believe in Jesus) Congressman Henry J. Hyde  "When the time comes, as it surely will, when we face the awesome minute, the Final Judgment, I've often thought, as Fulton Sheen wrote, that it is a terrible momement of loneliness. You have no advocates, you are there alone standing before God, and a terror will rip through your soul like nothing you can imagine. "But I really think that tho...

[ The following is an excerpt from Father Jose Gonzalez’s Catholic  Daily R eflection for October 24, 2024. It is worth pondering.]     “When God says He came to set the world afire, He is referring to His desire to purify our souls. Within our souls there are many impurities that must be removed if we want to become one with God. This purification involves a process of allowing God to bring our sins to the surface so that they are seen and can be removed. But this is only possible if we allow the blazing fire of God's purifying love to consume us! Oftentimes…we are content with simply being mediocre in our faith journey. [But] God wants us to become so purified from our sin, that He is able to become one with us… God wants so much more from you. He wants to transform you and use you in ways beyond your imagination.” So let me ask you: Will you let Him?   ...