Quote from St Anthony on the humility of Jesus
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Reflection on Jesus’ humility
Read MoreA prayer for humility
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Prayer, in the form of a litany, for humility as an antidote to the sin of pride
Read MoreTake my yoke upon you
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An image, a metaphor, is a powerful tool to understand life and theology. For many years I had the wrong image in mind of what Jesus meant by “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me.” As I read and visualized this passage I could feel Jesus’ compassion in his words, but could not understand why he wanted me to take his yoke, and why it was going to be easy.
Read More8 Keys to happiness: The Beatitudes
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We all crave happiness. It is a desire that God has placed in our hearts to draw us to Him, the true source of perfect and eternal happiness. But we get confused and try to fill this craving with wealth, power, pleasure, and honor. When Jesus saw the crowds He went up to the mountain and taught them how to achieve happiness, in fact, utmost bliss.
Read MoreBible study: Presentation of Jesus in the temple
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Understanding more deeply Luke 2:22-38, when Jesus was presented in the temple. “22 When the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 “
Read MoreEmptying our hearts
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“I know that to do this (living in the presence of God) your heart must be empty of all other things because God desires to posses it exclusively, and he cannot posses it exclusively without first emptying it of everything other than himself; neither can he act within it nor do what he pleases.”