Relying On Mercy, Continue In Sin

31 July 2022

Some people understand the charity of our Lord and are saved by it; others, relying on this mercy and kindness, continue in their sins, thinking that it may be theirs whenever they wish. But this is not so, for then they are too late and are taken in their sins before they expect it, and so damn themselves.

      Walter Hilton (1340-1396)

Everyone Will Be Judged

30 July 2022

Everyone – past, present, and future – will be judged. Now, then, is the time for mercy, while the time to come will be the time for justice only. For that reason, the present time is ours, but the future time will be God’s only!

      Saint Thomas Aquinas

Coram Deo

28 July 2022

Bad times, hard times - this is what people keep saying; but let us live well and times shall be good. We are the times. Such as we are, such are the times.

      Saint Augustine of Hippo

On Sin

27 July 2022

Sin arises when things that are a minor good are pursued as though they were the most important goals in life. If money or affection or power are sought in disproportionate, obsessive ways, then sin occurs. And that sin is magnified when, for these lesser goals, we fail to pursue the highest good and the finest goals. So when we ask ourselves why, in a given situation, we committed a sin, the answer is usually one of two things. Either we wanted to obtain something we didn’t have, or we feared losing something we had.

        Saint Augustine

God Loves Us, But...

26 July 2022

We often confuse unconditional love with unconditional approval. God loves us without conditions but does not approve of every human behavior.

        Henri Nouwen

On Grace

24 July 2022

We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty.

      Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Examine Yourself

23 July 2022

... in the evening examine yourself on what you have said this day, what you have done and thought, for in these things perhaps you have often offended God and those about you.

      Thomas à Kempis