Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

Forgive this old man BUT: (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) PLEASE stop fanning the flames of natural fear. Instead , stoke up the furnaces of supernatural faith and trust in God. Be men of courage and faith. Stand up for God and not grovel at the feet of civil authority awaiting their permission (which you don’t need) for you to do what God commands. Of course, all of us must use common sense. Stay out of public areas and Churches if you are not feeling well or evidence any symptoms of illness. There is, and never has been, any real authority for, or reason to, hold hands while praying the Our Father, exchange a physical sign of peace, or offer communicants the precious Body and Blood from a chalice at every Sunday Mass. These practices are unnecessary and should be permanently abandoned. In these challenging times, stop placing your faith solely in hand sanitizer, disinfecting sprays, masks, and the confusing, inconsistent and oft-times unreliable recommendations made by som...

T hank you Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb for hosting Worth Revisiting each week. It is a privilege to share our work with you and your followers .     Without Reverent Silence, Nothing Else We Do Will Be of Any Value (Originally posted posted on November 11, 2019) A Forgotten Truth :  "The Blessed Sacrament is that Presence which makes a Catholic Church different from every other place in the world; which makes it, as no other place can be, holy." - St. John Henry Cardinal Newman: A Catholic Church must be unlike any other building in the world because God resides there. A Catholic Church is holy ground. All who enter must conduct themselves in  a manner consistent with being in the Presence of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We must enter, remain and exit it in reverent and total silence. God deserves nothing less. In far too many of our Catholic parishes we have lost the sense of the sacred and an app...