“Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.” (St. Ignatius of Loyola)
“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.” (Jer 17: 14)
Read and Meditate on these Praise Psalms 148-149-150.
The goal in our spiritual life is union with God through prayer. Saint Ignatius highlights that the primary purpose of our existence on earth, as well as forever in heaven, is to PRAISE our Triune God. The Word of God is our light, our lamp, … Read more
Rushing frenetically, buying and consuming, having and possessing, eating and enjoying, singing and feasting, wining and dining—all of these words characterize what we call The Christmas Season. Not that all of the above are wrong; however, it is all too easy to leap over the primary Reason for the Season!
When a couple celebrates the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony in the Church they promise to each other, to the priest who presides over the Sacrament, to the Community present at the marriage, and most important to God who witnesses and knows all things, that they will be open to having children and to raising them in the fear and love of the Lord and His Commandments.
To advance in our spiritual life, we should utilize all of the means, methods, and practices that are at our disposal. Jesus calls all of us to seriously pursue our own sanctification, as well as the sanctification of the whole world. His words are clear and to the point: “Be holy as your heavenly Father is holy.” (Mt 5:48) Also, in the Sermon on the Mount, in one of the Eight Beatitudes (Mt 5:1-12), Jesus teaches: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice (holiness), for they will be filled.”
