June 13
"Take away self-will, and there will be no Hell."
-St. Bernard
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Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharists Returns to Theaters!
After a record haul at the box office in its initial release, Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist, will return to theaters nationwide on June 18 and 19.
Our self-surrender
June 12
"Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Demonic Infestations and the Unchurched
KH writes: "I have a friend who is a non church-going Lutheran. Her kids that are living at home, are ages 18, 20, 21. Over the past few years they had talked of seeing shadows, noises etc. My friend and I just thought it was their imagination. But recently in the past year, her boys have said a door that is hard to close in basement has slammed several times, the 21 year old boy has heard voices, and was afraid of schizophrenia. . . .
Learn to deny yourself
June 11
"If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection."
-St. John of the Cross
Power to overcome difficulty
June 10
"The more we conquer ourselves the more He gives us of His grace; and if today we have had power to overcome one difficulty, tomorrow and the day after we shall be able to surmount others that are much greater and more distressing."
-St. Vincent de Paul
Yield entirely to Him
June 9
"Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him."
-St. Teresa of Avila
What do you need to abandon to God?
June 8
"Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mould them accordingly."
-St. Ignatius Loyola
Courage undaunted
June 7
"Therefore with mind entire, faith firm, courage undaunted, love thorough, let us be ready for whatever God wills."
-St. Bede the Venerable
Don't Settle for Meditation Gimmicks!
LC writes: "I was a little disappointed to learn that eastern meditation is not recommended for Christians. I felt that the last one I did by Deepak Chopra led me to the Daniel fast which ultimately changed my life. I started this meditation challenge also by Deepak Chopra and instead of saying the Hindu mantra, I meditate on the actual phrase. For example "I am a radiant and spiritual being." Is that such a bad thing if I also incorporate prayer in my life and keep Christianity first?"
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