Coming to terms with personal sin
One of the most troublesome things I observe in myself and others is the inability to to come to terms with our personal – and especially moral – weaknesses.
Generally, we know the human condition is one characterized by disorder, division, imbalance. We see the effects of evil all around us. We don’t have any trouble admitting that.
But when it comes to sizing up our own personal condition, all kinds of craziness and problems ensue. Everything from denial, to anger, to blaming others, to unhealthy guilt. read more…
Spiritual Nutrition Versus Junk Food for the Soul
The soul wants one thing, the ego another. The soul requires essential things for its sustenance. The ego desires this and that to satisfy its appetites. There is a constant battle within us where spiritual nutrition for the soul is pitted against empty but comforting junk food that feeds nothing but the ego.
Time to Show Up and Be You
If we knew how much influence we truly could have, we might take God more seriously and collaborate with His plan to be who He intended us to be and be busy about His work as He intended us to carry it out.
We each are a voice of the new evangelization and, if we but had the faith, we would use every legitimate means to carry it out.
But we often get stuck in an egocentric mindset, which leads us to show what we can do on our own without God’s help, or we are held back by fear – again trusting only in ourselves, believing we have little to offer.
Coasting on Your Spiritual Reputation
On a regular basis we need to step outside of ourselves to see what condition our condition is in. Sometimes we bump along without getting a true picture of where we’re really headed if we were to stay on our current course – because we feel the afterglow of past good works or spiritual enlightenment. read more…
God will give you as much as you dare to receive
God’s love and grace are so bountiful that we could never desire more than He already wants to give us.
Our God is always inviting us to discover more. God wants to share so much with us – insights and intimate knowledge of Himself and his mysterious designs – and He waits like an anxious father for us to reach each new level of spiritual maturity to bring us a greater gift from His storehouse of riches. read more…
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Why God first?
On our own, we are guided or driven by our self-interests – what pleases us, makes life easier, indulges our senses.
If we are to really help ourselves and love our neighbor, we have to have something of substance to feed on and give. We won’t have much if we aren’t constantly seeking communion with the Source of all creation. read more…
Why Saints Are Really Great – or Not
Are saints really that great? They would be the first to say “no.” In fact, it would be more accurate to say that God is great in them. But, because saints are rare, there must be something they do that sets them apart from the crowd. read more…