Ch. 3 - The Imitation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

1. The voice of Jesus .-----My Child, if thou desirest to attain true felicity, render thy whole heart similar and conformable to My Heart. In My Heart thou shalt find peace and tranquillity, which the world cannot give nor take away. If once thou hadst entered perfectly into the interior of My Heart, thou wouldst thence behold all things earthly, such as they are …

Ch.1 - The Imitation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

CHAPTER I. THE FOUNDATION 1. The voice of Jesus .-----Learn of Me because I am meek and humble of Heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls. The voice of the Disciple.-----These are the words of Jesus Christ, whereby we are commanded to learn and imitate the Virtues of His Heart, that we may be set free from all misery of soul, and be made truly happy. This is H…

Anima Christi

St. Basil the Great: On Faith

Taken from " The Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers ", for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost 1. The continual remembrance of God is a holy thing, and of this pious remembrance there can never be enough for the soul that loves God. But to put into words the things of God is a bold undertaking. For our mind falls far below what is needed for this; while …

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…

John Lane - CMRI Fatima Conference 2006

An analysis of the Crisis of the Church and its glorious triumph. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Septima Buccina: The Serpent Hisses, Again

As usual, antipope Bergoglio makes a comment that, on its face, seems a defensible and sincere attempt to reach out to a troubled generation. It seems carefree and grandfatherly, and can sound like good advice coming from the right person, right? Wrong. Very wrong. While doubts inevitably arise during our earthly purgation, the fact that they are inevitable does no…