Author: Biltrix 
St John Vianney
St John Vianney was well known as the humble, austere, potato-eating priest from Ars, who spent hours hearing confessions, by day, and dueling with the devil, by night. Little was it known how much he valued money. More…
I think we can all relate
Father! The first word Jesus teaches us to say when we talk to God.
As St Teresa of Avila observes, prayer is “nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.” Fundamentally, prayer consists in cultivating our personal relationship with God. From there, everything else follows.
To illustrate his point, in today’s Gospel Jesus uses a parable of a man pestering his neighbor for bread. Imagine if Jesus’ parable were told differently. More…
We’re calling it Planet Biltrix and we will be offering Space Shuttle tours starting Wednesday, once gravity is installed. More details later.
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Thank you Teresa at Catholibertarian
Thank you Teresa at Catholiberarian for nominating Biltrix for the Most Influential Blogger Award!
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Reblogging my own stuff today, because, Hey, He’s my Patron…
July 25, Feast of St James the Apostle
To follow the path God set before you all your life. Imagine only doing that. What would that be like?
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Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo!
The Catholic Church venerates saints in a particular way.
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Gospel then: In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells Martha that she’s anxious and worried about many things and seems to imply that she’s stressed out because in the midst of her activity she’s forgotten the one important thing.
Gospel now: Everyone is too busy nowadays. When it comes to prayer, we constantly hear the typical objections – No time. Even when we make the time, the prayer itself can be “too busy,” mechanical, and routine. Our prayer reflects our busy lifestyle and vice versa, because we typically live as we pray and pray as we live. To live a better life, we must learn to pray. More…
Saints are those who best understand the lesson of the better part. St Phillip Neri understood the lesson well. More…
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” — John 15:5
Martha needed to learn that what we do for Christ has to flow out of what we are for him: true and devoted friends. More…
Rembrandt, Martha and Mary at the Feet of Jesus
Continuing our reflections on Mary and Martha…
Let’s try to see this scene from Christ’s perspective. More…
Following up on yesterday’s post in preparation for this Sunday’s Gospel. You can find the source here at ePriest.
Every day we are faced with the choice to be more like Martha or more like Mary.
This is one of the most amazing things about Christianity. More…
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