Religion

"Suffering out of love of God is better than working miracles." St. John of the Cross

"We can do no great things--only small things with great love." Mother Teresa

"Outward restlessness often goes together with inner listlessness. . . . A recollected person, however, who is able to concentrate, to become still, and to withdraw into himself, is inwardly awake. The states of quietness and inner alertness belong together, supporting and determining each other." Romano Guardini

"But whatever [prayer] routine one may adopt, one should carry it out honestly and conscientiously. In matters of prayer we are only too apt to deceive ourselves because, generally speaking, man does not enjoy praying. He easily experiences boredom, embarrassment, unwillingness, or even hostility. Everything else appears to him

Dust to Dust Lent is upon us. Things are different for me this year. With the cave man diet in full swing, there's virtually nothing dietary for me to give up. So instead of accentuating the sacrifice part, I'm going to concentrate on development. I'

"Meekness above all makes men masters of themselves.” St. Thomas Aquinas This quote is in my STA Top Ten. It's true (of course, STA wrote it), but it also has a cool paradoxical air.

Catholic Arts and Letters Weekly Is anti-Catholicism on the rise? Things seem to be getting awfully nasty from the Left, whether it's Esquire or Hitchens or pseudo-thinkers who criticize Augustine for embracing the "not quite totalitarian theocracy" of the Catholic Church. . . . more>> [http://www.

"Be the living expression of God's kindness--kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your warm greeting." Mother Teresa

Random Thursday Remember last month's post about breathing and meditation ("Woe the Man with Halitosis [https://thedailyeudemon.com/17498/]")? I mentioned that breathing has played a big role in the meditation practices of many religions, but not, from what I could tell, in Catholicism. It looks