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Breakfast with Augustine 19

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Noli foras ire, in teipsum redi; in interiore homine habitat veritas; et si tuam naturam mutabilem inveneris, transcende et teipsum.

“Do not look outside yourself but turn, rather, inside yourself. In the inner man dwells truth. And if therein you find your mutable nature, transcend even yourself. But remember that when you transcend yourself, you transcend the rational soul. Proceed onward, therefore, to the place where the very light of reason is illuminated.” — De Vera Religione, 39, 72 More…

Having Nothing in Order to Have It All 8

by • The Theologian (Fr Jose LaBoy) • Tags: , , , ,

By Fr Jose LaBoy

Entering the Kingdom 

“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”

We know from the Gospels that Christ spends most of his public ministry preaching about the Kingdom of heaven. God wants to be the King of our hearts. This is impossible if we are attached to things. More…

The Mystery of Faith 15

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There’s faith, there’s supernatural faith, and then there is the Mysterium Fidei — the Mystery of Faith.

They shall all be taught by God — Isaiah 54:13

The Gospel reading for tomorrow’s liturgy is about the demands of our faith in the Mystery of mysteries, the Mystery of our Faith, the Eucharist. What does it mean to believe with supernatural faith? More…

Bible and Barbecue 17

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My soul shall be sated as with choice food, with joyous lips my mouth shall praise you! — Psalm 63:5

Beer Can Chicken

Beer is a biblical beverage. In fact there are three beers mentioned by name in the Old Testament: More…

Discernment of Spirits with St Ignatius Loyola 17

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St Ignatius Loyola

If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit — Galatians 5:25

One of the greatest conversion stories in the history of the modern church is that of St Ignatius Loyola.

Iñigo was a soldier.  More…

Bearing Fruit for Christ’s Kingdom 1

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Well stated, as always, Fr John!

Also, from Fr John Bartunek:
Straight Talk about Contraception

Catholicism Pure & Simple

“Others may have their wealth, may drink out of jeweled cups, be clad in silks, enjoy popular applause, find it impossible to exhaust their wealth by dissipating it in pleasures of all kinds, but our delight is to meditate on the Law of the Lord day and night…”  – St. Jerome

By Father Bartunek
From Catholic Spiritual Direction

John 15:1-8: ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more. You are pruned already, by means of the word that I have spoken to you. Make your home in me, as I make mine in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit all by itself, but must remain part of the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the…

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“Do Not Touch Me!”: Christ Wants Us to Touch Him Spiritually 2

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Noli me tangere!

Touch me

One of the major intents of the Risen Christ during the time he spent appearing to the apostles is to make sure they experience him as still being the Jesus they knew but at the same time as somehow different. More…