The rocky soil is emblematic of our modern collapse of Christendom. Only God can enrich the soil of our hearts.
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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
The Eye-of-the-Needle Passage: It Isn’t Just About Money
The whole eye-of-the-needle message isn’t just for people with big balance sheets and vacation houses. All of us can do with at least some shifting in priorities in our lives.
Supernatural Hope: A Decision
Supernatural hope is a decision, an existential state, staking your happiness on God in the knowledge that you were loved even before you were born.