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How God helps us to love Him

Excerpt from Fr. Faber's book "All for Jesus" (Ch.5 - The Riches of Our Poverty) "If we are in earnest about our souls, with a quiet fidelity to those duties, practices, and devotions, which obedience sanctions to us, our love of God increases without our knowing or feeling it. It is only now and then, in certain temptations, or on great feasts, or…

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St. Alphonsus Liguori: Praying for Final Perseverance

"And although the first graces that come to us without any co-operation on our part, such as the call to faith or to penance, are, as St. Augustine says, granted by God even to those who do not pray; yet the Saint considers it certain that the other graces, and specially the grace of perseverance, are not granted except in answer to prayer ." "We ought…

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Prayer

Excerpt #146 from 'Divine Intimacy' by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, O.C.D., 1963 Prayer is essentially an intimate conversation with God in which the soul seeks His presence, so that it may speak with Him in a friendly and affectionate way. It is a child talking with its Father, a friend conversing with his Friend. From its very nature, then, prayer is …

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Time wasted on Twitter...

@JonahofNinevah After my new approach to social media (which I love), I come on here for a few most days and skim a little. Maybe throw out a tweet. Every time I'm astonished to see miles and miles of timeline comprised of folks *still making a living by telling you "what's really happening."Guess what? They're all limited hangouts. Pursuing kn…

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Michael's pinned thread

The quickest way to transform your relationship with God is stop talking to yourself, and simply direct your inner dialogue to God. All of it. Right or left turn. Chocolate or vanilla. Instantly, your life becomes a prayer with no extra effort. I began this several years ago and was amazed at how I transformed as a person, how deep I went, and how quickly. Others beg…