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1. If we want God to take possession of our souls, we must drive out every inordinate affection to earthly things. It is not possible for Go...

1. When we have spent many years fighting our evil inclinations, praying, and forming resolutions, it saddens us when we fall into grave sin...

1. It is generally believed that Our Blessed Lady died, since she would not have wished to escape death any more than her divine Son did. Ou...

1. Christianity is neither sad nor pessimistic. On the contrary, it is the harbinger of great joy , (Luke 2:10) to quote the expression used...

1. When we recite the Lord's Prayer, we say with confidence "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." This does not mean...

1. There are two kinds of optimism. The first is the optimism of worldlings who expect nothing but pleasure from life. They run away from an...

1. Let us meditate on the parable concerning the talents. A lord was preparing to go abroad and before he departed he called together his se...

1. "Life," said the poet Tommaseo, "is only a remembrance, a hope, and a passing moment." How true this is. This life wh...

1. Instead of examining their own consciences in the presence of God, there are many people who are always prepared to judge the thoughts an...

1. The description of the Last judgment in the twenty-fifth chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel would shock many people if they were to read...

1. The view has been expressed that almsgiving is useless and degrading. It is useless, it has been said, because the implementation of soci...

1. There is a striking contrast between the luxurious living of wealthy people who waste their money on pleasure and amusement and the abjec...

1. There are two extremes to be avoided in venerating the images of Christ and the Saints. In emulation of the ancient heresy of the Iconocl...

1. I determined not to know anything among you , wrote St. Paul to the Corinthians, except Jesus Christ and him crucified . (1 Cor. 2:2) It ...

1. Now and again it is useful for Christians to dedicate a day to meditation on the subject of death. It is useful because it is easy to reg...

1. It is useful to consider the ways in which we can develop a constant and effective awareness of the presence of God. The first way in whi...

1. The cultivation of a continual awareness of the presence of God is such a useful practice that many writers regard it as the fundamental ...

1. Very few people are destined to great things by Almighty God. Most of us must offer ourselves in the relatively un­ important walks of li...

1. After prayer, humility is the best weapon in our struggle against temptation. God wishes us to realise that we are incapable of a single ...