Wrestling Our Dark Figures
Jacob was left there alone. Then a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. When the man saw that he could not prevail over him, he struck Jacob’s hip at its socket, so that Jacob’s socket was dislocated as he wrestled with him. The man then said, ‘Let me go, for it is […]
Life is a series of ups and downs. When everything seems to be going your way, it is guaranteed that things will get worse. The same is true on the opposite side of the spectrum—when darkness surrounds you, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. This series of highs and lows is called undulation, […]
In your quest for a better version of yourself, never forget that all that God expects of you is that you begin today to fight against the lies and negative thoughts instead of giving in to them. Having struggles, whether they’re obstacles, fears or phobias, is not the worst thing in the world. The worst thing is to remain a prisoner to them when we have the grace and skills to overcome them. To give up the freedom that God has given us.
Prayer is the key to salvation. St. Augustine says that he who prays well lives well; he who lives well dies well; and to he who dies well, then all is well. St. Alphonsus reiterates the same principle: “He who prays much will be saved; he who does not pray will be damned; he who […]
“[Jesus] said, ‘To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest […]
What is Spiritual Reading? It is something that could be done at home, although at times also at work, outside office hours. It consists in reading from the New Testament for a few minutes and from another spiritual book, for about fifteen minutes in all. This practice constitutes another contact with the invisible supernatural world, […]
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