Religion

"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

On Work Francis Fernandez: "Our Lord wants those who follow him in the midst of the world to be people who work well. They must be known for the quality of their work, which will have the prestige of excellence, and be thoroughly competent in their job or profession.

Lewis and Belloc The September/October edition of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/wordpress/] features am interview with Peter Milward, S.J. Milward has been around awhile, as evidenced by this great Lewis anecdote: "Long before I went up to Oxford in 1950, I had been a devout

“The rational creature cannot wish not to be happy.” St. Thomas Aquinas

“In so far as it is loved, everything becomes a source of pleasure.” St. Thomas Aquinas

Today is the Feast of St. Stephen. The Catholic Church loves its paradoxes: The day of intense joy followed by a day of sobering reality. Joy and martyrdom, love and hatred of love, Everlasting Life and grisly death. Note: The above is accurate, but since it's also Sunday,

"Start by making your own homes places where peace, happiness, and love abound, through your love for each member of our family and for our neighbors." Mother Teresa. Good advice for the entire year, but especially these coming weeks.