Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

Monday Musings  (If God used Balaam’s donkey to get that prophet’s attention, I guess he can use me to get yours. May these periodic Monday Musings generate fruitful discussion and faithful change.) The "New Evangelization" Must Begin With Us and In Our Homes This letter might be a good place for the conversation to begin or to start anew: For far too much time now, God has put it in my heart that I should write this letter.   I kept putting it off - that has become my specialty. Not a good thing to do.    Fortunately, our God is patient and persistent.   Even I can eventually catch on and do what He asks!   There is much that I have to share, but today I will be brief (maybe not quite as you would like) and to the point.   Ready?   I love you! I hope this is not startling news to any of you.   But I may never have clearly told you why.   It is simple - because God loved you enough to create you in His image and...

In order to see more clearly, we must sometimes close our eyes and surrender our hearts to God.     (Video credit: Michael W. Smith, YouTube)

"It cannot be over stressed that the presence of God in the soul by grace is a real and substantial presence. God is present in the tabernacle of the heart as really and truly and substantially as He is present in the tabernacle of the altar, although in a different manner. Christ's Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament is a priceless gift, a pledge and prelude of that glorious presence of the Incarnate Word which will be ours eternally in Heaven. But the external pres­ence is meant to lead us to and be fused with the presence of the Word of God within our souls. So it will be in Heaven. The Son of God will be present outside us in the reality of the human nature He has assumed, the peak and glory of creation; yet that same Son of God will dwell substantially within us according to His divine nature. One presence is not opposed to the other, but complements it. That will be self-evident in Heaven. But here too devotion to the Incarnate Word present on the altar is n...

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: Pondering Tidbits of Truth - October 25, 2012 Blessed Mother Mary - Eucharistic Reflection The Catholic Vote - Truth Clearly Proclaimed With your indulgence, an older but timely entry not previously shared here: Help Me Understand! Should Not The Salvation Of Souls Be Our Primary Concern?

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  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.   Father Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.   The primary purpose of the priestly grace is the worthy celebration of the Sacrifice of the Mass…The secondary purpose of the grace which the priest receives at ordination is the sanctification of the faithful. If the priest has the care of souls, he has a special obligation to strive for holiness of life because of his duty toward the Mystical Body of Christ. In no other way will he be able to sanctify the souls committed to his charge or avoid the dangers of the world…   (From The Priest In Union With Christ )   Madeleine Delbrel, Servant of  God   From a sand dune, dressed in white, the missionary overlooks an expanse of lands filled with unbaptized peoples. From the top of a long subway staircase, dressed in an ordinary suit or overcoat, we over...

Aggie Catholics featured the following video posted by Patrick Madrid . I am passing it on to you. Please take the time to view this astounding homily and to share it with others. It is well worth your time. This priest may very well have saved many souls.