Pride is centered in what? - - I I subscribe to ‘The Twelve Step Review’, a publication of the Western Dominican Province. In the upcoming issues, they will look into the Seven Deadly Sins. (Now where did I see that before? God has a good sense of humor.) They begin with Pride. I will quote from [...]
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Pride
Posted in And I Quote, Living Faith, tagged 12-Step, Deadly Sins, Humility, Order of Preachers, Pride, Seven, Western Dominican Province on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fear vs. Love
Posted in And I Quote, In Scripture, Living Faith, tagged 1 John 4, Anger, Ask, Choice, Evil, fear, Hate, Knock, Love, Punishment, Seek, Suffering on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Ask and you shall receive… Seek and you shall find… Knock and it shall be opened unto you.” God did not waste any time coming to my aid (see my post ‘Help’). Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. * I can’t [...]
Maybe…
Posted in And I Quote, At The Movies, tagged happily ever after, movies, tulips on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
… happily-ever-after IS moving forward. A quote from the movie ‘He’s Just Not That Into You.’
Roses are Red
Posted in And I Quote, Living Faith, tagged red, rose, thorn, Valentine on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I heard this once before and it’s so fitting today… ‘God never sends a thorn without a rose.’ Happy Valentine’s Day.
Disturb the Peace of Mind
Posted in And I Quote, Living Faith, Simply Sharing on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Can you guess what word is defined as ‘disturb the peace of mind’ from the dictionary? As I mentioned in one of my comments, I signed up with Sparkpeople, and one of their support tools is sending you a daily dose of ‘healthy’ reflections. I shared about ‘persistence’ yesterday, and today, I’ll share with you [...]
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Posted in And I Quote, Living Faith on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the Christian Latin developed in the tradition of the Psalms, the word “confessiones” has two meanings that are interlinked. In the first place “confessiones” is the confession of one’s own weaknesses, and of the misery of sins; at the same time “confessiones” means praise of God, gratitude to God.Seeing one’s actual misery in the [...]
Be My Valentine
Posted in And I Quote, Living Faith, We Pray on February 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since Valentine is just around the corner, let’s talk a little about your heart. What does your heart desire? It could be what you want to be when you ‘grow up’, what your goal is, or how you imagine yourself in full beauty and excellence. The list can range from career to personal achievement. You [...]
