Spiritual Reading-the way to heaven.
“Separate yourselves from these evil men, lest you be involved in their sins, ‘’ said Moses to the people who ‘’rose up against Moses, and with them two hundred and fifty others of the children of Israel, leading men of the synagogue, and who in the time of assembly were called by name,’’ were clinging …
Continue reading “Bad Company, Bad Influence, and Occasions of Sin”
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner. —Luke 18:13 Many of us may be tempted to begin our examination of conscience when we get in line at the confessional. However, you don’t want to get caught in the middle of your examination when it is your turn to go in to the confessional. If …
Continue reading “Questions to Help Complete Your Examination of Conscience”
St. Anthony Claret was a tremendously holy man. God set him apart at an early age to think about saving souls. At the early age of 5, he would lay awake at night and think on hell and the terrible punishments for sinners who would lose their souls in hell. Later on in life, he …
Continue reading “THE VALUE OF A HOLY CARD, AND HOW MUCH GOOD ONE CARD CAN DO FOR SAVING SOULS!”
Pope Linus, the first pope to succeed St. Peter, forbade women to enter church with their heads uncovered. Look how nice and elegant the lady looks with the chapel veil. . It adds to her beauty, it doesn’t take it away. For almost 2,000 years women have been covering their heads in church out …
This is what everyone is concerned about, Coronavirus Protection, and rightly so. It would be rash and imprudent not to follow the guidlelines of nature. However, there is another means of protection which the world is unaware of, and does not take into consideration. It is the protection of God himself to those who cling …
Vienna, Austria. After World War II, Austria was divided between four countries: America, France, United Kingdom and Russia, which was still communist. The section of Austria controlled by the communists was the richest, and included the city of Vienna. The Viennese were subject to all the atrocities and tyrannies of communism. With all …
Continue reading “THE ROSARY, A PRICELESS TREASURE; THE MIRACLE; AND THE FOOLISH WOMAN.”
These words of Our Lord say to us that if we really knew the gift of God, we would indeed be doing all we could to obtain it. Like the man in the Gospel who found a treasure hidden in a field, and went and sold all he had and went and bought that …
Continue reading ““IF THOU DIDST KNOW THE GIFT OF GOD.’’ ST. JOHN 4:10.”
St. Alphonsus explains how Mary comes to her clients in the hour of their death to protect them from the demons, and to console them. The Scriptures speak of a woman who comes forth who is terrible to the demons, and who will crush Lucifer’s proud head, terrible as an army in battle array. “Who …
Occasions of sin are very dangerous to the life of our souls. It’s like being on the front lines of a battle. You are almost certainly to be killed. As the Scripture says, “He that loveth the danger shall perish in it.” Ecclus. 3:27. We cannot mingle with sinners without them having a bad influence …
A careful father I want to be, My little boys they follow me. I do not dare to go astray, For fear they’ll go the self-same way. I cannot once escape their eyes; Whatever they see me do, they try. They think that I am good and fine, Believe …