Love, Life, Grace and Salvation Are Pure Gifts From God
“‘God is Love’ and love is his first gift, containing all others.” (CCC 733)
Results from Tag: 'grace'
Generational Sin and the Promise of the Magnificat
Mary’s prayer teaches about the operation of Jesus’ grace through generations.
The Sound of Sheer Silence
God rarely makes dramatic displays of his omnipotence to get our attention, preferring to draw us to himself with a soft whisper.
Small Worlds, Great Glory and Motherhood
We must recover an imagination that allows us to see the hidden and mundane things of life from God’s perspective
St. Francis of Assisi Teaches a Lesson in Humility
‘The humble person is perceived as someone who gives up, someone defeated, someone who has nothing to say to the world. But this … represents God’s own way of acting.’ —Pope Benedict XVI
Blue Bicycles and the Greater Gifts
‘Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them.’ (Romans 12)
10 Truths Learned From Encounter Ministries
‘Christ died for what we deserve,’ says Encounter Ministries, ‘so that we can receive what he deserved.’
Your Soul Is the Living Water for Which Christ Thirsts
It is for all the fallen of the world that Jesus Christ hungers and thirsts, eager to deliver us all from a state of unending desolation.
The Bible Is Clear: Some Holy People Are Holier Than Others
Contrary to the opinion of some, the Church and the Bible make it clear that there are varying degrees of grace and merit among humans.
The Grace of Time Now
‘Remember that the present day is given to you,’ says St. Francis de Sales, ‘in order to gain the future day of eternity.’
