The Thought of Heaven
From The Sinner’s Guide By Venerable Louis de Granada The Thought of Heaven, the Third of the Four Last Things A motive no less powerful than those we have enumerated is the thought of Heaven. This is the reward of virtue, and in it we must distinguish two things: the excellence and beauty of the … Continue reading
“Give them something to eat.”
“Give them something to eat.” On the mountain of Your Holiness, You commanded, “You give them something to eat.” What have I that would feed, And satisfy so many? You give to me, In steady supply. You are my All. In You, I believe, It is You, I adore, And from You, I draw my … Continue reading
“At the heart of all temptations”
From Jesus of Nazareth by ‘Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI: “At the heart of all temptations… is the act of pushing God aside because we perceive Him as secondary, if not actually superfluous and annoying, in comparison with all the apeparently far more urgent matters that fill our lives, constructing a world by our own lights … Continue reading
KNOWN BUT BY GRACE
Only, and far flung God, Bursting upon the scene of Time To start the clock By uncreated might, And usher forth Your manifold good will, In the splendor of creation, Look on me, In my becoming. In this, the only now I know, This precious fleeting instant, Reveal Yourself evermore. You entered Time That Man … Continue reading
