“The fast of Lent has no advantage to us unless it brings about our spiritual renewal. It is necessary while fasting to change our whole life and practice virtue. Turning away...
Thoughts on Lent Fr Stefan
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Fulton Sheen thought on Anointing of the Sick
Futon Sheen writes ‘Our Blessed Lord instituted a sacrament for our spiritual wounds, ie confession.' As confession is oriented to healing spiritual wounds. Anointing of the sick...
Reading a Fulton Sheen book
Read this on chapter on Anger ‘If we met ourselves in others, we would hate them.’ What He is saying that we are quick to judge others in anger because we don’t see the same sin...
Jesus words from the Cross – part 2
Pride ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me.’ (Math 27-46) ‘Pride is an ordinate love of one’s excellence, either of body or mind or the unlawful pleasures we derive from...
Jesus words from the Cross – part 1
Third Word ‘Woman, behold thy Son; behold thy mother.’ (John 19:26-27) ‘Lust is an inordinate love of the pleasures of the flesh.’ ‘The pleasure becomes sinful at...
For lent our struggle is with the Devil 3 books..
The devil prowls like a roaring lion seeking souls to devour says St Peter..But most people no longer seem to be afraid of the devil. The saints didn’t think this way. Look at...
Cemetery.. over the last week I was in a Polish Cemetery
Over the last week I was in a traditional Polish cemetery.. my great great great Uncle was buried there.. Thefil Starzynski.. which is from St Luke Gospel.. beloved of God. I...