July 19
"After the holy Eucharist, the holy Rosary is the most powerful weapon for fighting the devil and the shortest ladder for climbing into heaven.”
-Blessed Carlo Acutis
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What's an Ascended Master?
JJ asks: "The New Age often refers to Jesus as just another ascended master. What exactly is that?"
A foretaste of heaven
July 18
“The more Eucharist we receive, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on this earth we will have a foretaste of heaven."
-Blessed Carlo Acutis
The language of heaven
Study: Altered States More Common Than You Think
A new study has found that a surprising number of people experience altered states of consciousness while practicing yoga, mindfulness, meditation and breathwork, and some of these experiences are very negative.
Is it Okay to Tell Fortunes with Regular Playing Cards?
Someone recently wrote to us asking if it's okay to use a regular deck of cards to tell futures. This person has friends who are described as being "very devoted Catholics" who attend Mass and pray the rosary every day. They have strong faith, but love to read cards and are surprisingly accurate. Is this wrong?
Jerusalem at our front door
July 16
“There are so many tabernacles where I can visit Jesus at any time, so I don’t feel the need to go to Jerusalem. We have Jerusalem right out our front door.”
-Blessed Carlo Acutis
Become holy
July 15
“By standing before the Eucharistic Christ, we become holy.”
-Blessed Carlo Acutis
Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity
July 14
"The more we nourish ourselves on the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ, the more we will be able to love... The Eucharist configures us in a special way to God, who is Love."
–Blessed Carlo Acutis
Heavenly food
July 13
“Jesus Christ took on flesh to come to us and save us both from original sin inherited from our first parents and the sins each of us commits every day – even involuntarily—because unfortunately we are limited. But the Eucharist is nothing other than the heavenly food that keeps us out of temptation. When in the Lord’s Prayer we say, ‘give us this day our daily bread, and lead us not into temptation,’ Jesus meant, ‘give us today the daily Eucharist.’”
–Blessed Carlo Acutis
