Grace – St. Joan of Arc

Lord, if I’m in a state of grace, keep me there; if I’m not, put me there. St. Joan of Arc Related PostsCorporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy Bless The Lord, O My Soul Disbelief What Is Catholic About the ‘Catholic Health Association’? Guard Against Anger

No human being can tame the tongue.

But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. This need not be so, my brothers. … Read more

Faith – Fr. Jacques Philippe

The most important and most fruitful acts of our freedom are not those by which we transform the outside world as those by which we change our inner attitude in light of the faith that God can bring good out of everything without exception. He is a never-failing source of unlimited riches. Our lives no … Read more

Fr. Jacques Philippe

[T]here is sometimes a big difference between what God is actually asking of us, and what we imagine he is asking. We won’t have the grace to do what God is not asking of us. But for what he is asking, he has promised us his grace: God grants what he commands. When God inspires … Read more

“The light within” – G.K. Chesterton

Of all conceivable forms of enlightenment the worst is what these people call the Inner Light. Of all horrible religions the most horrible is the worship of the god within. Anyone who knows anybody knows how it would work; anyone who knows anyone from the Higher Thought Centre knows how it does work. That Jones … Read more