News - July 2020

Sin remains, in its psychological depth, a secret which God alone has the power to enter, in order to say to a person the efficacious words: Your sins are forgiven you, you are pardoned.

“Fight to the death for truth, and the Lord God will war on your side.” Sirach 4:28

Saint Ignatius strove with all his might to discover the truth about God and about himself. Once he found the Divine Truth, he gave all his energy to stand in the truth, to defend the truth and to bring the truth home to people all over the world. The truth he discovered was Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in whom alone is found Eternal Life. Therefore, he glorified the Lord by his life - Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam!

Here is a rule for everyday life: Do not do anything which you cannot offer to God.

“And now I understand everything, hidden or visible, for Wisdom, the designer of all things, has instructed me.” Wisdom 7:21

Quite often, we underestimate the power of God. We forget to ask God for Heavenly Wisdom and presume that we can find the path to knowledge ourselves. But those who ask God receive the gift of Godly Wisdom, and they understand the working of all created things, whether they be hidden or visible with ease, since the Wisdom that designed them all reside in them.

The Lord's words are true; for Him to say it, means that it is.Again, "Scripture cannot lie"

“Yes, Lord,' she said, 'I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who was to come into this world.” John 11:27

Throughout his ministry of meeting people and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, Jesus sought faith. He frequently asked, “Do you believe?” The Lord constantly examines our faith. Who is Jesus to me? To what extent do I trust Him and believe in His words? Do I believe that He is the Son of God and do I order my life according to my faith or is my life ordered according to my belief that the present world is everything? Do I live engrossed in the present world, hardly remembering Jesus?

Never read books you aren't sure about . . . even supposing that these bad books are very well written from a literary point of view. Let me ask you this: Would you drink something you knew was poisoned just because it was offered to you in a golden cup?

“The temporary, light burden of our hardships is earning us for ever an utterly incomparable, eternal weight of glory” 2 Corinthians 4:17

When the Spirit comes into our lives, little by little He makes us realise how short are our lives on this earth, how temporary are the burdens we bear and how great is the reward of eternity. Once this divine truth dawns on us, our sufferings become light, and toil becomes sweet.

Free your mind from all that troubles you; God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this (choice) without, so to speak, grieving the heart of God, because he sees that you do not honor him sufficiently with holy trust. Trust in him, I beg you, and you will have the fulfillment of what your heart desires.

“May God grant me to speak as He would wish and conceive thoughts worthy of the gifts I have received, since He is both guide to Wisdom and director of sages.” Wisdom 7:15

Divine and humble prayer is the beginning of great things. A person who knows how to pray well on his knees will become great. Solomon prayed to God for the grace to conceive thoughts worthy of the gifts he received from God. And the result was, God blessed him with Wisdom, which directs the origin, form, shape, substance and end of the human thought. It is because of our lack of frequent prayer and the Wisdom from God that our thoughts are weak, base and limited.

Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer.

In everything you do, remember your end, and you will never sin.” Sirach 7:36

Whenever the thought of death crosses our minds, we probably try our best to dismiss it as fast as we can. The Bible tells us that the thought of death should accompany us every day, in all our actions. The thought of our Heavenly Homeland and the joy that is waiting for us will help us forego the transitory pleasures of sin. For those who are in Christ Jesus, death is not an end, but a beginning of a better one, a more joyous one, a more beautiful one. Indeed, let us look forward to death, which is nothing but an entry into Eternal Life!

Yes, I love the cross, the cross alone. I love it because I always see it behind Jesus’ shoulders

Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.

Prayer is an act of love, words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.

The cross is never found in a beautiful room, but in Calvary. Those who want to belong to Jesus have to feel happy to walk with Him. No matter how painful it is, we have to share His passion.

Hope comes from God, from our belief in God. People of hope are those who believe God created them for a purpose and that he will provide for their needs.

All my strength lies in prayer and sacrifice. They are my invincible weapons, and I know, by experience, that they can soften the heart much better than words.

We should consider those moments spent before the Blessed Sacrament as the happiest of our lives.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars,and they pass by themselves without wondering.