St. Therese of Lisieux once said, “Let us love our littleness, let us love to feel nothing, then we shall be poor in spirit and Jesus will come to look for us [and] he will transform us in flames of love.” To understand her words, we must understand the meaning of humility and repentance.
Thoughts For Today
Theologian on Women Deacons: There Is No Historical Evidence That Women Were Ever Ordained As Deacons
Saint Ignatius of Antioch: “Let everyone revere the deacons as Jesus Christ, the bishop as the image of the Father, and the presbyters as the senate of God and the assembly of the Apostles. For without them one cannot speak of the Church.”
Live a Fruitful Life
You can’t hope to bear fruit when you don’t care for the tree, so how can you hope to live the best life you can without having God by your side?
Christ: I Have Come to Set Fire On Earth
The Christian life is necessarily a countercultural life; it cannot be otherwise. For the only alternative is to live for the spirit of the world rather than for the love of God.
The Joy of Sharing Books
Through the experience of creating The Catholic Reading Challenge podcast, I have realized an important universal truth: Not only do all people love good stories, but they also want someone with whom to share them.