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Never promise thyself security in this life, though thou seemest to be a good religious, or a devout hermit. Oftentimes, they that were better in the judgement of men, have been in greater danger by reason of their too great confidence.

We sin from two causes, either from not yet seeing what we ought to do, or from not doing what we already see ought to be done. _________________________ Click here for more information. From Thoughts of St Augustine for Every Day by Kathleen Mary Balfe (© 1926) Nihil Obstat: Georgius D.

Jesus Christ says that where a person esteems his treasure to be, there also he keeps his affections. Therefore the Saints, who neither esteem nor love any other treasure than Jesus Christ, center their hearts and all their love on the Blessed Sacrament. _________________ From Thoughts from St Alphonsus for Every Day Compiled by Rev.

Have you ever seen things just vanish into thin air? When I was a teen, one or two of my neighbors and I were talking on my front porch. An unfamiliar van drove down our street. Moments later, we asked each other, what happened to that van? Our street dead-ends, and no one saw the van leave! Yet, it was in no one’s driveway, nor was it parked anywhere on the street.

As regards the possibility of Jeffrey John becoming Bishop of Bangor, it might be worth reviewing the conversations on this blog last summer after the Priddis / Reaney case. As you remember, Reaney took Priddis, the Bishop of Hereford, to court alleging direct and indirect discrimination on the grounds that the Bishop refused to accept his assurances that he would remain celibate.

Forgiven, that is what we first called ourselves before we changed our band’s name to Fortissimo. (An interesting change that may have reflected where we were in that awkward stage of life.) Our first concert was at “The Door” -a building the church of my youth had rented for use as an office, meeting place, youth center, etc.

It is always in these times of transition in my physical life that I seem to think the most about the continuing transformations in my spiritual life. My life is, has been, and probably always will be a bit nomadic. At first, it was following my father around from assignment to assignment.

Come in,” God said to me, “So, you would like to interview Me?” “If you have the time,” I said. He smiled through His beard and said: “My time is called Eternity and is enough to do everything. What questions do you have in mind to ask me?”.”None that are new to you.

Reflection got a full page in Issue #125 of De:Bug Magazine.

Daniel 2:10-28 NIV By human terms, what Nebuchadnezzar was asking was irrational. It was not humanly possible to do what he was demanding that the astrologers do. Nebuchadnezzar became so angry that he ordered that every astrologer and wise man in Babylon be executed.