Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

The sharing of my spiritual thoughts and experiences

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Gentle Lord

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        God is so gentle that when he teaches us, he simply opens our eyes so that we may see the truths for ourselves.

Strength from Union

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        Communion experience. Receiving the Lord to be one with him gave me great strength because I felt all his pains and that any attack...

God or Mammon

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        In both Matthew 6 and Luke 16, Jesus made it clear that we cannot serve both God and mammon. If we do not choose to serve God, then...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Jesus Our Comfort

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        Let's look at our situation. We are bound to a planet of finite size and live only for a limited time. We may be actively looki...

*Checking Jesus Out

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        If you do not know Jesus yet, but are interested in checking him out, I propose that you do it this way. First, empty your mind of ...

Highest Calling

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        Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena. As I received the Lord in the Holy Eucharist, I felt his calling for me to be one ...

Love of Enemies

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        The Beatitudes Jesus proclaimed in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew include this one: "Blessed are the peacema...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

More Ave Maria Videos

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        I have posted Ave Maria by 4 different composers (listed under Good Sites, Blogs, Web Pages... in the right margin). I am now repla...

Love Bridges the Gap

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        Communion experience. I felt totally unworthy to receive the Lord, for he is holy in heaven and I am sinful on earth. Then I saw th...

Superior Spiritual Life

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        Repentance is absolutely necessary for salvation, since sin can only be forgiven through repentance before God. Surrender lifts one...

Comforting Words

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        In today's Gospel reading from John 10, Jesus said to the Jews, "My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. ...

Why God Wants Us to Be Holy

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        Perhaps the post should have preceded the last one. There is no doubt that God wants to be one with us because he loves us. And thi...

Letting God Make Us Holy

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        God wants us to be holy and that's a high goal indeed, but no worry. Since he sets the goal, all we need to do is say yes to hi...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Ready to Follow Jesus?

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        In Matthew 4, we read that as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Peter and Andrew casting a net into the sea. He said ...

Giving Up the World Easy

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        To give up the world and embrace God ~ it just seems so hard to accomplish. The smart way is to embrace God first. Then once you fi...

Christ Our Only Hope

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        Two most saddening incidents occurred. First, a 27-year-old Afghan woman named Farkhunda was brutally beaten to death near a shrine...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Growing in Faith and Trust

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        Faith and trust do not miraculously increase; they are gained through experience. When you let the Lord draw you close to him, he u...

My Sins Removed

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        Communion experience. Again, it was crystal clear to me that Jesus could take away the sins of the world and he was taking away min...
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