Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind
‘Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.’ (Romans 12:2)
‘Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.’ (Romans 12:2)
I’ve had the same item on my Christmas list since 2008, and it was there again this year. What do I want? I want my fallen-away children to return to the Church.
God rarely makes dramatic displays of his omnipotence to get our attention, preferring to draw us to himself with a soft whisper.
‘When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.’ (Matthew 6:6)
‘Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.’ (Romans 12:12)
Small sins lead to big sins, and big sins bring about a terrible spiritual darkness.
‘The human body shares in the dignity of the image of God. It is a human body precisely because it is animated by a spiritual soul, and it is the whole human person that is intended to become, in the body of Christ, a temple of the Spirit.’ (CCC 364)
‘Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them.’ (Romans 12)
‘The regular confession of our venial sins helps us form our conscience, fight against evil tendencies, let ourselves be healed by Christ and progress in the life of the Spirit.’ (CCC 1458)
‘To follow and imitate Christ more nearly and to manifest more clearly his self-emptying is to be more deeply present to one's contemporaries, in the heart of Christ.’ (CCC 932)
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