Continuing this series on the GUIDEBOOK FOR THE PILGRIM SOUL, let us examine more closely the analogy of the Christian soul on a ship set forth to reach the shores of Heaven. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] First off, one of the primary sources of this analogy comes from the symbolism of water. In fact, water has always been […]
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When a man or woman looks at a magazine cover, music video or even a feature film, they are looking at pictures of women who simply do not exist in the real world. The images they see are entirely fake and outrageously unnatural. Yet, the pictures men(in particular) see influence their very thought process and
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“[T]he symbol of a ship always delights me and helps me to bear the exile of this life. Does not the Wise Man tell us—”Life is like a ship that passeth through the waves: when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found”? – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul. [featured-image
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“There is more merit to one hour of meditation on My sorrowful Passion than there is to a whole year of flagellation [extreme physical mortification]” (Jesus speaking to Saint Faustina, Diary, Notebook I, 369). Each year during Lent we are reminded of the sacred Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Yet, too often
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One of the most prevailing forms of gluttony in today’s world is that of “gluttony of Delicacy.” As a culture, we have successfully run a campaign against overeating and have focused all of our energy at combating obesity. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]The Traditional Depiction of Gluttony[/featured-image] In the process, however, we have turned all of our energy towards
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Immediately after St. John Paul II’s death, priests, bishops and even the next pope, started to give the deceased pontiff the title of “John Paul the Great.” While there are no particular criteria written down as to why a saint is labeled “the Great,” there are three virtues he possessed which gave him an extraordinary ability to
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“Strengthen yourself for combat.” – Words of Jesus to Saint Faustina Kowalska (Diary, Notebook I, 145). [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”] Saint Faustina was certainly a gifted soul. She had such great wisdom in the spiritual life and she received it all from the hand of God.
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