Praying our friends to heaven is a good way to spend our November, and it might result in a throng of people who will thank us.
Catholic Life
Deeper Roots in the Spiritual Life
Deeper roots in the spiritual life, not unlike the deep roots of an elderberry tree, have a better chance of producing a bountiful harvest.
The Rocky Soil
The rocky soil is emblematic of our modern collapse of Christendom. Only God can enrich the soil of our hearts.
Life’s Emptiness: Is it Friend or Foe?
Our experience of life’s emptiness is a universal human experience. It’s not without cause or purpose, for through it God directs our attention back upon Himself, that we may have life, and have it abundantly (Jn 10:10).
St. Teresa of Jesus: Imaginary Dialogues in Avila and Seville
“Perhaps we do not know what love is: it would not surprise me a great deal to learn this, for love consists, not in the extent of happiness, but in the firmness of our determination to try to please God in everything”— St. Teresa of Avila