Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

It is a privilege each week to share one of my posts with  Allison Gingras at   Reconciled To You   and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A  Verb as part of their Worth Revisiting promotion. Here is a chapter from my book, I Thirst For Your Love : Thank You For Coming! Tabernacle - St. Vincent Ferrer Parish - NYC When I entered this world, my Blessed Mother and her most chaste spouse, Joseph, welcomed Me with loving arms, eyes and hearts. A choir of heavenly angels surrounded and serenaded us! My heart leaped for joy when the humble shepherds came and paid Me homage. I smiled! We waited. But none of the religious, political or social leaders bothered to visit. They never thought to look for Me. I cried! Even today, centuries after my arrival, most of them rarely think of Me. I cry! Then the foreign dignitaries came. They had left their country in search of the Truth, not knowing on their departure, exactly Where, What or Who t...

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) "Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration with exposition needs a great push. People ask me: 'What will convert America and save the world?' My answer is prayer. What we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in holy hours of prayer." Saint Teresa of Calcutta

When we become forgetful of earthly things, we can experience embarrassment, inconvenience and even ridicule.  (Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) But if we become forgetful of fundamental spiritual truths, we jeopardize our soul. You may want to listen to this timely reminder from Father M.Raymond, O.C.S.O.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Thank 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 .  Stop by for a visit now .  Here is a two minute podcast for your consideration: Monday Musings - Podcast - Had I Only Known It Was You (Image source: Wikimedia Commons) (Originally posted November 21, 2016) Sometimes we fail to see the obvious - the Truth that is right in front of our eyes.  It is painful to our Lord when it is He we do not see. Has this has happened to you? If so, you will appreciate this little story.  Listen here.

I throw myself at the foot of the Tabernacle like a dog at the foot of his Master. If we could comprehend all the good things contained in Holy Communion, nothing more would be wanting to content the heart of man. The miser would run no more after his treasures, or the ambitious after glory; each would shake off the dust of the earth, leave the world, and fly away towards heaven.            St. John Vianney

[For the past two Mondays we have taken a brief look at two of the three types of souls that Saint Anthony Marie Claret describes in his book The Golden Kingdom  –  An Explanation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius .  If you missed either of these posts you can find them here and here .  The first type "aspire to perfection and to follow Jesus but only in speech and not in their heart". The second has a true will "to aspire to perfection but does not have an all-inclusive generous will".  Today we take a look at souls that really want to strive for perfection.] "The third class of souls consists of those who have an earnest, generous will to strive for perfection. I mean that they are ready and willing not only to carry out whatever God wants, but also to suffer all that His designs provide, in order to acquire perfection...  (Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) This soul infallibly arrives at perfection - The measure with which God giv...

Thank 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 .  Stop by for a visit now .  My post for this week: Monday Musings - As Only A Mother Can (Originally posted August 14, 2017) While I was on retreat last week at the  Abbey of the Genesee , I paused (as I often do on my visits there) before the statue of our Blessed Mother which welcomes visitors to the monastery.  It is a simple but beautiful image. I think you will agree. This day, as I prayerfully gazed into her eyes, these words came to me: "Come closer my child. Draw near to me. I want to embrace and kiss you as only a Mother can." What a gift to us "poor banished children of Eve"!