January 25
“Be filled with the Spirit addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs… always and for everything giving thanks in the name of Jesus Christ to God the Father.”
-Ephesians 5:18-20
January 25
“Be filled with the Spirit addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs… always and for everything giving thanks in the name of Jesus Christ to God the Father.”
-Ephesians 5:18-20
Last week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos created quite a controversy around the world when an Amazonian Chieftess was permitted to lead participants in a shamanic ritual, which prompted some to ask, “What spirit governs Davos?”
January 23
“Not all of us are expected to die a martyr’s death, but we are called to the pursuit of Christian virtue. This demands strength of character…a constant, persistent and relentless effort is being asked of us right up to the moment of our death.”
-Pope Pius XII
January 22
“Be kind to one another, compassionate, and mutually forgiving, just as God has forgiven you in Christ. Be imitators of God as his dear children.”
-Ephesians 4:32
January 21
“Take care, my brothers, lest any of you have an evil and unfaithful spirit and fall away from the living God. Encourage one another daily while it is still ‘today,’ so that no one grows hardened by the deceit of sin.”
-Hebrews 3: 12-13
BB writes: “I know from listening to Catholic Answers that the Centering prayer movement from the teaching of Father Thomas Keating is not in alignment with Catholic teaching. The same Parish wants us to look at their NeoCatechumenal Way. I am finding mixed info, both good and bad…Any input would be appreciated.”
January 20
“Happy are you when you are insulted for the sake of Christ, for then God’s Spirit in its glory has come to rest on you.”
-1 Peter 4:14