Seeking Favor And Praise…

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“…You ought to use great caution, evenpride 2
in doing good things. For it may be that, in carrying out some good works, you are seeking only the favor and good graces of men: or the desire of praise may overtake you, and what is done for outward effect, fail of its inward reward.”
                  -Pope St. Gregory the Great

For Reflection:
What are two counterfeits of humility mentioned by Pope St. Gregory the Great? To what extent have I fallen victim to them? What one strategy can I employ in the future?

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b1194Full of Grace:
Women and the Abundant Life

Johnnette Benkovic
Pb 238 pgs
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Chapter One   Page 12
The Special Call and Gift of Woman

The number of these appearances tells us how spiritually desperate are the times in which we live.  So spiritually corrupt is the world that God is sending the mother of His Son around the globe as a signpost leading us to the path of truth.  How much He must love us!

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