Keep the faith supernatural always
WE NEED to understand that our Christian
faith is first of all God’s gift to us to enable us to have the possibility of
sharing the...
Hounded by bad thoughts and images?
CASES like this are unfortunately
getting plenty. I am referring to those individuals who have succeeded in
converting from their colorful past but are still being...
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
THAT’S the title of some pop songs,
the most notable of which was the one written by Dennis Lambert and performed
by the 5th Dimension in...
Intimacy with God first
INTIMACY
is the ideal condition in all our relationships. But we have to be intimate
with God first before we can be intimate with everybody and...
The value of the vocal prayers
WE should never underestimate the
power of the vocal prayers. They may sound trite and worn-out after years of
simply mechanically praying them, but they actually...
Our faith and our works
THERE is, of course, a close relation
between our faith and our works. As St. James said in his letter, “show me your
faith apart from...
Celibacy, chastity, charity
“VOS estis lux mundi.” That’s Latin for
“Your are the light of the world,” words addressed by Christ to his disciples, telling
them how they ought...
Why do we suffer?
THE QUICK and short answer to that
question is because we are not with God, from whom all good things come. We
prefer to be on...
Discerning the spirit
WE should be experts in discerning the
spirit that animates us. Our life principle is our soul which is spiritual. As
such, we need to know...
Directing our consciousness
WE HAVE to give due attention — and
care — to our sense of consciousness. We should not just allow it to flow in
any way....