Religion

"Many may not find giving up food and drink and a soft bed too difficult . . . But bearing an insult, a wrong, or hurtful words . . . this is something to be borne not by many but by few." St. John Chrysostom

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No quote this morning. Rather, a question: How can a person follow the saints and accept each moment--each situation, each job--peacefully, without becoming a rag doll of circumstances?

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

"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

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

"There is never a moment when there is not some virtue to be practiced." Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence

"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

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

"[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)