Posted by: roth0003 on: March 26, 2009
A great article from Spirit Daily, http://www.spiritdaily.com/: WHEN A SUDDEN INCLINATION ARRIVES, TIME HAS COME TO DISCERN IT BY STEPPING BACK If you want a safe voyage here on earth, and then to the hereafter, watch that first thought. Watch the first impulses you have. Watch the first thing you want to think or do [...]
Posted by: roth0003 on: March 20, 2009
The Spiritual Combat, published in 1589, sets forth a program for achieving spiritual perfection. It was the favorite book of Saint Francis de Sales, who carried a copy in his pocket for 18 years, read from it every day and recommended it to everyone under his direction. The passage below is excerpted from the chapter [...]
Posted by: roth0003 on: March 19, 2009
Jesus didn’t come to make us comfortable. Frequently, he made people squirm, and there are times when he continues to do so. One example can be found in Matthew 12:34-37 when he confronted the Pharisees with these words: … how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of theheart [...]
