Of all the things people hold dear, none is necessary: not talents, not successes, not accomplishments. All these are imaginary riches for oneself. There is one fortune and joy that God grants equally to every person: one’s own life, created in God, and a heart capable of loving and of rejoicing in love. Spiritual Diary, […]
Read MoreThe truth about this is stored up in the hidden treasury of wisdom and will be disclosed at the time when we are taught the mystery of the resurrection in deed, when we will no longer need words to reveal what we hope for. If at night wakeful people discuss at length what the light […]
Read MoreAccording to Gregory … evil has no substantive existence, but arises from the act of the will in refusing the good and deliberately turning away from light…. But the discord arising from evil cannot finally defeat God’s purpose. God must eventually be “all in all.” The purpose of the Incarnation is to restore all created […]
Read MoreIf you have something above your daily needs, give it to the poor, and then go with boldness to offer your prayers, that is, to converse with God as a son with his Father. Nothing can bring the heart so near to God as almsgiving, and nothing brings such serenity to the mind as voluntary […]
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February 27, 2024
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