Tagged: grace
Friar’s Corner: God’s love empowers us to love others
It is helpful to see that St. Matthew, in chapters five to seven, develops a process of spiritual growth starting with the Beatitudes beginning in 5:3-12. This is a nine-step ladder to grow in holiness and get to heaven. We see here the three major stages of growth from the Purgative stage of turning away from serious sin in our five senses. It is called the Dark Night of the Senses.
CWG: Be inspired by Romans 12
I beseech you, therefore writers, by the mercies of God, that you present your manuscripts a written sacrifice, typewritten, acceptable unto the editor, which is your reasonable service; and be not conformed to secular markets, but be able ministers, by the renewing of your lives, that you might present the good, acceptable and perfect manuscript. For I say through the grace given unto me, to every writer that is among you, not to think more highly of himself than the manuscript he produces, and to be diligent in fulfilling the capabilities that God has given; for we have many authors in our midst, and not all authors have the same capability; So we, being many, are still one in Christ and members of one another.
Your Word is my Delight!
Come away to write, pray and be renewed! Do you need time away to finish or start a manuscript? Work on that proposal? Organize your writing project? Finish work to meet your editor’s deadline? This retreat, offered every other year, is popular because it is a true writer’s retreat, offering you abundant time to work and time...
Friars Corner: Daily walking close to Jesus
Wisdom 18:6-9; Ps 33:1, 12, 18-22; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:35-40 When I look at the worldwide church that Jesus founded and know some of our Jewish Christian roots, I am amazed. There is some unity of belief and at the same time a lot of splits and confusion. In the first 500 years there needed to be...
Got Joy? Latest posts 7-19-19
Lisa Hendey and Friends Interview Highlights I definitely recommend diving into the stories because it will show you the personal nature of these stories and it will also encourage you to sit back and think about your own and what you would share. See you at 2019 Catholic Writers Conference Live! Prominent Catholic...
