EPHESIANS 4:22-24: “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

The Rock Foundation as to why we are here on earth, the purpose and end of our existence, is that we are called to praise God, reverence God, love God, serve God, and by means of that to save our immortal soul so as to be happy with God in … Read more

You are created by a loving and Providential God who is indeed your Father, who cares for you with the love of the best of all Fathers, for the purpose of praising Him and reverencing Him, and showing your love for Him by serving Him with your whole being. If this is done, the net result will be salvation—the saving of your immortal soul for all eternity, rejoicing in God’s Presence and His Love!

This leads us into a double consideration…

SERVING OUR LORD.  First, how we can best serve Our Lord God and Creator. Jesus gives us the answer: … Read more

We are brought into the world by God’s loving act that we call Creation. Indeed, all of the beauty of creation manifests God’s all-abiding love for us and His Divine Providence—that He cares for us with the love of the best of all Fathers. By contemplating the beauty of creation, our minds, hearts, and souls are elevated to the Creator Himself who is the origin and author of all true beauty!

OUR PURPOSE ON EARTH.  God has not created you at random, without meaning and purpose. Quite the contrary, you were created to Praise God with every fiber of your … Read more

Let us always begin with a keen awareness of the glory, greatness, and love of God as Creator in  our own person. Never should we forget our destiny and our dignity that flow from God’s loving kindness and abundant mercy. You were created in the image and likeness of God. Then, as a result of God’s infinite bounty, He endowed you with one of the greatest gifts: the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. From this you entered into a deep and intimate union with the Trinitarian Family—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In all truth you are loved infinitely … Read more

“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