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...

The Eucharist must be the source, center and summit of our Catholic Faith. The best way to make that a reality is to resolve to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion as often as you can and to spend some time each day in the Presence of our Eucharistic Lord. We need to re-discover a sense of awe, amazement and appreciation for God's physical presence among us. Two books, I Thirst For Your Love and Stirring Slumbering Souls - 250 Eucharistic Reflections , will help you do so. They will steer you in the right direction - on your knees before the Most Blessed Sacrament. Both books have received a Seal of Approval from the Catholic Writer's Guild. Each will challenge you to draw closer to our Eucharistic Lord who waits to embrace you and draw you into His Most Sacred Heart. To purchase your copy of these books, click the links above. Here is what others have said:   "As I was reading [this book] I just kept thinking how urgent is this message. You say it with clarity an...

  Stirring Slumbering Souls - 250 Eucharistic Reflections Let’s be frank. We are all guilty of inattention, indifference and irreverence toward the God Who lives among us and wishes to live within us. To have the Son of God here with us and not to spend time with Him is the same as telling Him that we are not interested in getting to know or have an intimate relationship with Him and that He is not welcome in our minds, hearts or souls. Like the Gadarenes (Matthew 8:28-34), we are telling the Son of God we do not want Him in, or to interfere with, our lives. We are telling God we are not interested - to leave. May our loving and waiting Lord use the 250 quotations in this book to increase belief in, reverence for, devotion to and love of His Eucharistic Presence, touch lukewarm hearts, stir slumbering souls, and re-ignite the flame of love for Him that He placed in our hearts the second He breathed life into them. Listen t...

A fellow Lay Dominican was kind enough to write this review of Stirring Slumbering Souls - 250 Eucharistic Reflections . I wanted to show her my appreciation by sharing it with you: "This book is the most useful one I know to help transition from worldly distractions to a heart to heart visit before the Blessed Sacrament. I take it with me, and I open it to any page, read it, then put it down and my visit is enriched by the thoughts author Seagriff has provided. He has researched extensively to provide the best reflections available. One can only grow closer to God in the Blessed Sacrament by purchasing and reading this book. It is not meant to be read all at once, just slowly in short sections as food for reflection." Would you pass this post on to family, friends and loved ones? For the many souls who have already read this book and have told me how valuable you found it to be, would you co nsider posting a brief review on Amazon as well? Stirring Slumbering Souls - 25...