“In God’s dimension, so to speak, you find a being who is three Persons while remaining one Being, just as a cube is six squares while remaining one cube. Of course we cannot fully conceive a Being like that: just as, if we were so made that we perceived only two dimensions in space we could never properly imagine a cube. But we can get a sort of faint notion of it. And when we do, we are then, for the first time in our lives, getting some positive idea, however faint, of something super-personal – something more than a person. It is something we could never have guessed, and yet, once we have been told, one almost feels one ought to have been able to guess it because it fits in so well with all the things we know already.” (Harper Collins version, p161-162)
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What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Eucharistic Adoration is the “practice of worship/praying before Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament exposed in a monstrance on an altar” (eucharisticadorationadelaide.org).
How Can we Call Someone a ‘Saint’?
Critics of the Church may sometimes point out the absurdity of naming someone a saint. “Surely they lived a good life,” the argument begins, “but how can we possibly claim that a person has been saved?”Let’s begin by recalling what a saint is. Indeed saints are people like Franics, Paul, Ignatius – those famous peopleContinue reading “How Can we Call Someone a ‘Saint’?”
Blog: Houseflies and Windowpanes
Today, I had the experience of watching some house flies attempt to escape a building by flying into a pane of glass. The bugs would aim at the outside world, charge full speed ahead, but only to get knocked back by the window that separated them from the outside world. Confused, the flies would crawlContinue reading “Blog: Houseflies and Windowpanes”
Let Us Love One Another
Let us come together as one family in Christ. Let us recognize that we are all brothers and sisters. No race is superior to another. We are all human. We are all children of God. Let us focus on what unites us.
God’s creation is beautifully diverse but ultimately united.
Gospel Reflection – Pentecost Sunday 5/31
“𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬,𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦,𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘦𝘸𝘴,𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, “𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥.𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥Continue reading “Gospel Reflection – Pentecost Sunday 5/31”
How Catholic Devotion to Mary Leads Us Closer Christ
In Luke’s Gospel, Mary says “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior” (Luke 1:46-47 RSVCE). Mary does not take away from Christ. Coming to know Mary magnifies our love for Christ. As Dr. Taylor Marshall, a former Protestant, says, “the more things that are involved in participating in Christ, the more the love, mercy, and grace of Christ is magnified” (Dr. Marshall, source linked below).
C.S. Lewis, Fairytales, and the Art of Storytelling
“One day you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again.” -C.S. Lewis Perhaps the most degrading intellectual shift that ever occured was the moment we traded our fiction for textbooks and the like.For most of human history, we have traded knowledge in a very particular, story-driven way. Stories were understood – not onlyContinue reading “C.S. Lewis, Fairytales, and the Art of Storytelling”
Catholic Mindfulness
What is one thing we can do right now to put mindfulness into practice?
For a Catholic who is trying to figure out what this has to do with their interior life, I usually tell people – when you go to Mass or you go to Adoration, before praying, start off spending five minutes just being present in your body, and just feel with your senses your own breath. Pay attention to what’s actually happening right now in this moment. That will prepare you to be present with God’s Body – the Eucharist – or whatever is specifically happening in the prayer.
We often just try to go right into our prayers, as life goes on in the background of our mind. But we can stop that process by refocusing on the senses in the present moment.
My Testimony – God Is With You Always
My point is this: God meets us at our lowest points. He does not abandon us. He is not with us just in the good moments. He is with us when we feel broken. He is with us when we feel hopeless. Sometimes our “worst” moments are the best times to encounter God in our lives. The important thing is to be aware. You must be aware and constantly looking for how God is working in your life. He is not just in the miracles. He is not just in the grand moments of life. He is with you always.
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