Recent Comments
Michael on St Paul on Purgatory Purgatory once again… on St Paul on Purgatory SpeakListenPrayDon't… on Simon Peter Vinci on Catholic Spirituality Blogs –… keijo leppioja on According to His Word
Tag Archives: Suffering
Ten Counsels of St. John of Avila – Third Counsel
The third counsel of St. John of Avila that leads a soul in the way to salvation, is: Return thanks to God for all your spiritual graces, natural gifts, and every other good that you possess, attributing nothing to yourself … Continue reading
Ten Counsels of St. John of Avila – Second Counsel
The second counsel of St. John of Avila to lead a soul in the way to salvation, is: If you have not strength to desire sufferings, censures, vexations, or affronts, rudeness and hard work, at least endure them patiently and … Continue reading
Rejoice in Hope, Endure in Affliction, and Persevere in Prayer*
Our culture has co-opted and corrupted hope. Culturally, hope is a wish for a particular outcome or result. Christian hope is not a wish for reality to be different. Christian hope lies in the fulfillment of truth and reality, a … Continue reading
Posted in Meditations On Biblical Verses
Tagged Affliction, Betrayal, Catholicism, Charity, Christian., Cross, Endurance, Endure, Faith, grace, Hope, Hope vs. Wish, Lord, Pain, Paul, Perseverance, Persevere, prayer, Psalm (40:1), Psalms, Rejection, Ridicule, Romans, Romans (12:12), Suffering, Tribulation, Virtue, Yoke
Leave a comment
To Love and Truth 