Feast Day of St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist is "the only saint whose day of birth is celebrated; we
celebrate the birth of John and that of Christ."
St. Augustine, quote in Francis Fernandez's In Conversation with God
Religion
Something for Sunday Morning
"Give me thy grace, good Lord, to set the world at naught . . . to have my mind
well united to you; to not depend on the changing opinion of others . . . so
that I may think joyfully of God and tenderly implore his help."
St. Thomas More (whose Memorial it
Jeb Scores?
Newsflash: Bush considering Catholicism?
[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/bush_catholic/2008/06/16/104851.html?s=al&promo_code=6460-1]
> President Bush may follow in the footsteps of his brother Jeb and convert to
Catholicism, several European papers are reporting.
> In the wake of the president&
Something for Sunday Morning
"There is never a moment when there is not some virtue to be practiced."
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence
Something for Sunday Morning
"All our learning should consist of finding out what God has planned for us at
each moment."
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence
Monday Moanin'
I'm looking for information about glossolalia, the gift of tongues. My basic
understanding: It's not a gift from the Holy Spirit unless there is another
person there to interpret it, the "tongue" must be an actual language, and it's
often a dead
Something for Sunday Morning
"[T]here is nothing better for us than to do what God wants at any particular
moment."
Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Abandonment to Divine Providence)
Something for Sunday Morning
"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to
time, of playful deeds and jokes."
St. Thomas Aquinas
(Note: I haven't verified the quote. I saw it on the Internet.)
Something for Sunday Morning
"Prayer refines the soul and makes us particularly apt to understand other
people. Also, it increases our generosity, our optimism, our affability in
social relations, and our gratitude--all being virtues that facilitate the way
of friendship for the Christian."
Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God
Something for Sunday Morning
"Jesus sought and encouraged the friendship of all he met on the roads of
Palestine. He always made use of conversation in order to get to the bottom of
their souls and fill them with love."
Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God