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As a Married Woman, How Can I Progress to Greater Holiness? ROMAN CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL DIRECTION - May 6, 2013 Q: Dear Father John, I have recently returned to St. Theresa of Avila's autobiography, having only gotten through a third of it last year. It is easier to read now. I have an idea of where I am spiritually according to her book and will discuss this with my Redemptorist Spiritual Director. But I have a [...] This is summary content only - please click on the title of the post to visit the blog and get the full post. God bless!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicSpiritualDirection/~3/XjwU__fP-a4/as-a-married-woman-how-can-i-progress-to-greater-holiness
Tomas Luis Victoria: God's Composer FR RAY BLAKE'S BLOG - April 24, 2013 The BBC have a rather wonderful programme about Tomas Luis Victoria: God's Composer . I hadn't realised St Theresa of Avila had actually written a reference for him, in fact I hadn't ralised he grew up in Avila, he seems to have been one of her many proteges. He would have associated with her other proteges like St John of the Cross, he was also a contemporary of El Greco. In a world, even a Church, ...http://marymagdalen.blogspot.com/2013/04/tomas-luis-victoria-gods-composer.html
"Desire to See God, Be Fearful of Losing Him, and Find Joy in Everything That Can Lead to Him. If You..." WE'RE MORE THAN FLESH AND BONE - February 5, 2013 "Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace." - St. Theresa of Avila (via setthiscaptivefree )http://bannerofthecross.tumblr.com/post/42356811428
"This Magnificent Refuge Is Inside You. Enter. Shatter the Darkness That Shrouds the Doorway… Be..." INVICEM SUNT - March 15, 2013 "This magnificent refuge is inside you. Enter. Shatter the darkness that shrouds the doorway… Be bold. Be humble. Put away the incense and forget the incantations they taught you. Ask no permission from the authorities. Close your eyes and follow your breath to the still place that leads to the invisible path that leads you home." - St. Theresa of Avila (via seedeeply )http://invicemsunt.tumblr.com/post/45424432233
"Troublemakers" or Saints? THE FULL FAITH - April 14, 2013 ... the importance of his returning to Rome, or to Bishops about their behavior. Somewhat more recently, in 1871, Mother Mary MacKillop was excommunicated — the church's severest punishment — four years after founding a religious order for women in Australia. One biographer wrote that the bishops of the day were intimidated by Mary's "independent spirit and steely character." In 1995, Mary MacKillop was beatified, the final step before canonization, by Pope John Paul II. The church's ...http://thefullnessofthefaith.tumblr.com/post/47946667347
The Palimpsest THE SPIRIT'S SWORD - March 15, 2013 ... things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. -Theresa of Avila. For those of you who have never heard the term before, a palimpsest is a page, or a scroll or even a book of parchment that has been scraped or washed clean so that it may be re-used. Some books of the ancients, such as Catullus, and some of the writings of Cicero, survived only in a palimpsest, the original words still ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSpiritsSword/~3/vFOJVC6RG9Q/the-palimpsest.html
7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 93) PRINTS OF GRACE - March 15, 2013 http://printsofgrace.blogspot.com/2013/03/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-93.html
My Sisters the Saints PRINTS OF GRACE - March 9, 2013 ... concept of considering female saints as sisters is one I believe in and have embraced wholeheartedly. For many years, I have felt a greater closeness to some of the saints and my sisters in Christ than I have sometimes shared with my two biological sisters. I have had a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother and a deep admiration for the four Teresas since I was young. The bravery of saints named Teresa was one of the main reasons why I suggested Theresa as the name for my ...http://printsofgrace.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-sisters-saints.html
Being a Mature Christian in the Face of Difficulty From Within COMMUNIO - March 1, 2013 http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/03/being-a-mature-christian-in-th.html
The Simple Secret THE CONTEMPLATIVE CATHOLIC CONVERT - May 20, 2013 ... times? I shared my faith, taught Sunday school, memorized long passages of Scripture, and had daily devotional times with the Lord. How much deeper into the faith could a person go? Then I felt water lap at my feet. When I turned, I saw an expanse of water as deep and wide as the Pacific Ocean stretching to the horizon. In his Catechism on Prayer, St. John Vianney wrote: "Prayer is nothing else than union with God . . . In this intimate union God and the soul are like two ...http://thecontemplativecatholicconvert.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-simple-secret.html
7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 97) PRINTS OF GRACE - April 12, 2013 ... that had a melt-in your mouth Sicilian pizza that we shared. I asked my mom to come and join us for the celebration. She's seen Michele's play and was very excited to congratulate her. -4- Can you spare a square? At this point, my main potty training goal for the three year old is to get her to pee in the potty instead of on the carpet in the living room, the bathroom floor…so I'm not quite as concerned about her toilet paper consumption provided the toilet flushes without a problem. ...http://printsofgrace.blogspot.com/2013/04/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-97.html
The Great Liberal Death Wish SKY VIEW - February 19, 2013 Reposting for new Sky View readers: Introduction: Malcom Muggeridge, renowned journalist from England, friend of Mother Theresa and convert to the Catholic Church, wrote an article entitled, "The Great Liberal Death Wish." Originally published in Imprimis , the monthly journal at Hillsdale College in May of 1979, Muggeridge set out to tell his own story about how he came to discover that the worldview he held so dearly was nothing but a death wish. He, like so many ...http://catholic-skyview-tremblay.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-great-liberal-death-wish.html
