Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

I don't know about you, but generally, once I begin some new endeavor/activity I want to rush through the "beginner stage" and move on. At least with respect to my spiritual journey, St. Gregory has got me thinking a little differently. How about you?

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Another gem from Father Mark at Vultus Christi on this the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Nourish your heart and soul by reading and pondering this beautiful reflection. Consider supporting Father Mark and his community,  by clicking on the icon of the Benedictine Monks of Perpetual Adoration in the right column or by buying a copy of I Thirst For You by clicking on the book's icon in the column to the left.

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(Source: Wikimedia Commons ) 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. St. Teresa of Avila  "Let us strive always to look at the virtues and good deeds we see in others and cover their defects with the thought of our own great sins. This is a manner of acting that, although we cannot do sow with perfection right way, gradually gains for us a great virtue - that of considering all other men as being better than ourselves. In such a way, whht the help of God, one begins to acquire this virtue." (From The Book of Her Life )

[If we are to enjoy the Beatific Vision for all eternity, we must, as so many spiritual writers teach, first know and identify who our enemy is. Who seeks to sever our relationship with the Source of eternal life? Who is it that seeks our eternal damnation? How do we defeat this enemy? Father James F. McElhone, C.S.C answers these questions with some specific and sage advice about spiritual combat, prayer and the acquisition of virtue:] (Source: Wikimedia Commons )   “…to acquire any virtue, pray. Life is a warfare, a battle. The greatest battles have been fought, not on fields reddened with blood, but in the soul, where the battle is intensified by the powerful forces of good and evil striving for the priceless gift of God - the human soul. The history of the soul shows records of success and failure, for souls generation after generation have been fighting a battle that is constant, that death alone ends, and which is vitally important; a battle not against flesh...