CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Works by Saint John of the Cross – Read Online” – Christian Classics Ethereal Library
“… Dark Night of the Soul … Ascent of Mount Carmel … Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ …”
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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[PDF] Story of a Soul (l’Histoire d’une Ame): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux” – CCEL
“… It is to you, dear Mother,
that I am about to confide
the story of my soul. When you
asked me to write it, I feared the task might unsettle
me, but since then Our Lord has deigned
to make me understand
that by simple obedience
I shall please Him best. I begin therefore
to sing what must be my eternal
song: “the Mercies
of the Lord.”
1
Before setting about my task I knelt before the statue of Our Lady which had given my
family so many proofs of Our Heavenly
Mother’s
loving care.
2
As I knelt I begged
of that
dear Mother
to guide my hand, and thus ensure that only what was pleasing
to her should
find place here.
Then opening
the Gospels,
my eyes fell on these words: “Jesus, going up into a mountain,
called unto Him whom He would Himself.”
CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “What’s destroying some Catholic marriages? The answer may surprise you” – CNA
“‘Anger is a poison,’ Fr. [Thomas] Morrow, a moral theologian and author of ‘Overcoming Sinful Anger’
[said] … ‘If a husband and a wife are angry with each other a lot, it destroys the relationship. … often … anger morphs into sinful anger … motivated by a desire for revenge … And this sinful anger has a devastating effect on relationships. …”
[said] … ‘If a husband and a wife are angry with each other a lot, it destroys the relationship. … often … anger morphs into sinful anger … motivated by a desire for revenge … And this sinful anger has a devastating effect on relationships. …”According to CNA, Morrow suggested that:
- when persons encounter the potential for anger …
- they should first decide if an issue is significant enough to get angry over …
- if so, they should consider whether, even if anger is justified, confrontation would promote the good of the other …
- if so, humor or diplomacy should be used …
- if a confrontation would not promote the good of the other, offer the anger to God as a sacrifice for one’s sins and those of the world
Morrow cited the example of Saint Monica. When provoked by her husband, Saint Monica would wait for her husband’s own emotions to subside before approaching him to discuss the impact of his actions and her reasons for concern. Saint Monica, of course, eventually converted both her husband and her son, Saint Augustine.
Click here for: “What’s destroying some Catholic marriages? The answer may surprise you” – CNA
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