Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

    If souls but understood the Treasure they possess in the Divine Eucharist, it would be necessary to encircle the tabernacles with the strongest ramparts for, in the delirium of a devouring and holy hunger, they would press forward themselves to feed on the Bread of Angels. The Churches would overflow with adorers consumed with love for the Divine prisoner no less by night than by day. (Blessed Dina Belanger)

A Bishop who has the courage to speak the Truth - unwlecomed as it may be: Think and pray about your vote in upcoming election from Diocese of Springfield in IL on Vimeo .

First of all I need to publicly praise and thank God for His unending and undeserved mercies, graces and blessings!   For those of you who have been folowing recent entries here, my twin sister has been fighting cancer since May. When the doctor’s examined her scan and x-ray last week following the end of initial chemotherapy and radiation treaments, they found none of the 3 tumors that had previously resided in her lungs! – Oh, the power of prayer and the great mercy of our God! Since the small cell cancer Jane had in her lungs tends to travel to the brain, the doctors have initiated another round of radiation in an attempt to thwart its arrival there. She has begun a round of radiation of her brain. This will require 10 sessions. She began this treatment on Tuesday. She is expected to be very fatigued during this process and will likely have some permanent short term memory loss. We continue to place Jane’s physical and spiritual well-being in our good Lord’s han...

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. From St. John Eudes “Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make His spirit, His devotion, His affections, His desires and His disposition live and reign there. All our religious exercises should be directed to this end. It is the work which God has given us to do unceasingly.”                        ( The Life and Reign of Jesus in Christian Souls ) From Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen "Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even 'if everybody' is wrong. Right is right, even if nobody is right." From Thomas Dubay, S.M.   In the view of St. Teresa of Avila and of St. John of the Cross, many think they are “listening to the Spirit”, whereas...

                What is Meant by Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ…   The particular object of this devotion is the immense love of the Son of God, which has induced Him to die for us, and to give Himself wholly to us in the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar, and this, although He foresaw all the ingratitude and outrages which He was to meet within this state of a victim immolated till the end of ages; preferring rather to expose himself daily to the insults and contempt of mankind, than to fail in showing us, by the greatest of all wonders, to what an excess He loves us.   This is what has enkindled the piety and zeal of many. Reflecting on the little gratitude that is shown for such an excess of love, the little love that is felt for Jesus Christ, and the little value that is set upon His love for us, they have been unable to endure to see Him daily so ill-treated, without protesting...

It has been some time since I last ended a Sunday by sharing some musical comfort and inspiration. Thanks to Catholic Online and Fernando Ortega I will tonight.

Please join me and other Catholic bloggers at RAnn’s Place for Sunday Snippets - A Catholic Carnival where we share posts from the previous week. Here are my posts: What Is Impossible For One Man To Accomplish By Himself Becomes Entirely Possible With Your Help Eucharistic Reflection Pondering Tidbits Of Truth   While you are at it why not take a peek at the trailer for my book, Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire! - Words to Challenge, Inspire and Instruct: