Semper Fi Catholic

.. so there!.. to those who want to take Christ out of Christmas.. their convoluted semantic gymnastics leads you back to the same thing.

wise words from a great Saint. More difficult for us sinners.. but within our grasp.

lovely, even by St. Faustina's high standards.

.. i hope i keep these things in mind at my final hour.. St. Faustina is a geat comfort.. i'm sure she was with her compatriate saint, John Paul, as well.

ditto

There's so much depth of symbolism in the Bible.. it seems we'll only be able to scratch the surface in a lifetime.

St. Faustina can paint a picture in words, can't she. Worthy of a classic altar piece.

.. at the (sacred) heart of the matter..

For me, the Papacies of JP2 and B16 are almost inseparable as a collaborative enterprise. Certainly JP2's immense and singular presence on the world stage at a time of great turbulence and crisis (which continues to this day) is undeniable.. but the theological knitting and unity of purpose was ...

the poetic parsing provides an appropriate intensity to St. Faustina's visions.

because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works.

So there you go, Luther.

Another great contribution to understanding the Faith from B16 (as Cardinal).

There exists, then, a strict relationship between Revelation and prayer. The Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum teaches that by means of his revelation the invisible God, "from the fullness of his love, addresses men as ...

Right.. there is real excitement, refreshment and intrigue in faith if properly approached.. it is atheism that becomes morbidly dull and meaningless. Pulling out of the sphere of the former.. puts you under the influence of the latter.

True this country has many problems and crime is one of them. For me, I see a direct correlation between the rise of faithless society devoid almost of any real belief in God and the rise of crime.

Well said, Thomas, all of it. It think the West is in for a dark period as it charts its own route ...