The word “entertainment” is an interesting one. It’s good to relax. Sometimes, clean entertainment can be a part of that..
Read MoreArchives: Faith Unlocks Power That Separates Us From Evil
By Michael H. Brown Lord, keep us from evil! When we go to God and ask Him from our hearts.
Read MoreHoly Priest Admired By Padre Pio Urged Inner Illumination
Dolindo Ruotolo, a diocesan priest and Franciscan tertiary who died in 1970, in Italy, was said to have been visited.
Read MoreNear-Death Notes
Call this out-takes: a few snippets about near-death experiences that didn’t make the final cut in our current “Special Report.”.
Read MoreLeaving Life Until Later (And Sometimes, Never)
Contemplate, if you will, the consequences of procrastination. If life seems to be flying right by or ignoring you, perhaps.
Read MoreArchives: Christ Not Only Illuminates With Great Shafts Of Light But Also Heals With Them
[Adapted from Michael Brown’s The God of Miracles] Adoring God brings a terrific force. He illuminates with shafts of light. Tapping into that.
Read MoreYour Vantage Point And Closeness With God
If you’ve been to Niagara Falls, you know the cataracts are gorgeous, especially at night, when colored lights illuminate the.
Read MoreWhat God Gives
When we want something and pray for it, often we then wait and expect for God to put it in.
Read MoreOf Allergies And Other (Spiritual?) Maladies
It’s just allergies — right? A relevant question at this, the pollen time of year. And the answer is mostly,.
Read MoreArchives: How We Find Joy
Joy is the touch of God. It is His communication. And when we feel joy, He is around us. Usually,.
Read MoreHandling Difficult Relationships
[Adapted from Life Missions, Family Healing]: All challenges that face us eventually come down to tests to see if we.
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A Key To Eternity
When Christ is present, evil can not remain. When Jesus is with us, so is the Trinity. When the Trinity is.
Read MoreWhen Satan Vanishes
Did you ever meditate on how after the Resurrection — all that time Jesus was appearing to His disciples and.
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No Fear!
Are you fearful? There is no need. Remember that we’re not the ones fighting the battle. God is. And there.
Read MoreHe Who Finds Jesus
From The Imitation of Christ: When Jesus is near, all is well and nothing seems difficult. When He is absent,.
Read MoreHow Evil Attacks During Holy Week
From Forums of the Virgin Mary [rough translation]: During Holy Week the evil one attacks more strongly. Holy Week.
Read MorePeace Flows From Our Cross
From Imitation of Christ: We should enjoy much peace if we did not concern ourselves with what others say and.
Read MoreAlways There Is Adversity In Life
From Imitation of Christ: It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind.
Read MoreTrue Peace Of Mind Found In Resisting Passions
From Thomas a Kempis’ Imitation of Christ: Do not think yourself better than others lest, perhaps, you be accounted worse.
Read MorePlan For Victory In Your Life
“You can’t experience victory if you plan for defeat.” A quote — a truth. When Jesus was headed for the.
Read MoreWisdom Versus Worldly Knowledge
From Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis: Happy is he to whom truth manifests itself, not in signs and.
Read MoreFind Wisdom Where It Always Resides
Many are the surprises in Scripture. Lent is a good time to revisit the Bible. One such repository of wisdom.
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Who You Are Supposed To Be
Who am I supposed to be, Lord? Who did and do you want me to be? We lose our way.
Read MoreClose Your ‘Window’ To The Grit Of A Fallen World
Does it seem like Lent already has started? In the air, that feeling. Perhaps it’s the “coming down” from various peaks.
Read MorePre-Lenten Meditation: Having Humble View Of Yourself
From Imitation of Christ: Every man naturally desires knowledge (1); but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed.
Read MoreWords That Change Lives
Venerable Sister Consolata Betrone was a Capuchin nun born in 1903 in Italy, died in 1946, yet the messages she.
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They Said What?
It turns out that some of the most profound quotes — often with a spiritual undertone — have come from.
Read MoreImitating Christ Despite The Vanities Of This World
[from The Imitation of Christ — highly recommended for Lent]: He who follows Me, walks not in darkness,” says the.
Read MoreAre These Keys To Heaven?
From Forums of the Virgin Mary [translated]: James 2:26 says that “faith without works is dead” and the reason Jesus.
Read MoreTaking It In God’s Time (And Ease)
Do you take it easy — at times, perhaps, too easy — or are you hard (often too hard) on.
Read MoreA Word
The darker the times, the brighter the light. “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world.
Read MoreAn Engaging Book That Inspires, Teaches
When one hears of a book about Church teachings, frequently the eyes glaze over. The word “boredom” often comes to.
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Lust Versus Love
Lust blocks love. It’s that simple. Lust is the flesh, the world. Love goes to spirit. And as we know.
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Negative Comments
No one gets to make you think something. You choose what to dwell on. That includes the negative comments of.
Read MoreAsk For Bigger Blessings
Two questions: Do you sometimes, perhaps now, feel like you’re coming out of a fog? In this time of trial,.
Read MoreGo From The False Created Light To The Real One
“O God, you alone are my Truth and my mercy! Grant that I may see that which lies beyond the.
Read MoreGod Is Everywhere We Let Him Be
By Michael H. Brown Do you sometimes feel like you’re hanging from a thread, that at any moment disaster could.
Read MoreHumility Opens Door To Heaven
Humility opens the door or gate to Heaven. Without it, there is no direct entry. Do we possess it in sufficient quantities? Better.
Read MoreArchives: Be Your True Self
Only with humility do we receive gifts. If we are full of pride, there is no room for them. Gifts.
Read MoreA Key To Holiness
Holiness is not possible without humility, which explains why sanctity is often so difficult. When we are not humble, we.
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