Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

(Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash )   "…the great task of the present life is to make ourselves pure. Nothing unclean shall enter into the kingdom of God’s holiness. That we may see Him and contemplate the splendor of His glory, the eye of our soul must be wholly pure. Though we may have only a speck of dust on our wedding garment, we may not enter into heaven until we have cleansed it in the Blood of the Lamb… One must never cease to purify oneself. Rather than lose the treasure of purity, it would be better to flee into the desert, condemn oneself to a life of privation; it would be better to abandon all one’s activities, however good and praiseworthy they might be. The salvation of all the souls in the world is not so important as your own salvation. What God wants from you first of all, and above all, is that without which all else is nothing: yourself! Oh, if we have not all the sublime and heroic virtues of the saints, let us be pure! And if we have been so unfortunate...

T hank you, Allison Gingras at  Reconciled To You   and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb for  hosting Catholic bloggers at  Worth   Revisiting .   It is a privilege for us to share our work with you and your readers each week.  Stop by for a visit now .      Here is my contribution:     Monday Musings - End the Silence! (Originally posted October 31, 2016) Sin is serious business. It has eternal consequences. Look what sin did to our Lord! We Catholics must speak up in one clear and unambiguous voice against the evil that is rampant in our world.    We must have the courage to call sin, sin and to counsel the sinner.  We must do everything possible to save souls, ours and the souls of those we know and love.  We must make reparation for our sins and those of the whole world. We must be willing to preach the Truth and to suf...