Grace
The mystery of grace
“I do not understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” — Anne Lamott
Grace
Catholic Spirituality
The 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit help us to better follow God's will
“There must, therefore, be still higher perfections in man to dispose him to be moved by God. These perfections are called Gifts, not only because they are infused by God, but also because they dispose him to become readily mobile to divine inspiration, as is said in Isaiah: The Lord
Catholic Spirituality
God’s grace: Do we need it? How do we obtain and preserve it?
Do we need grace in our lives? To be saved and go to heaven we need to believe in Jesus and follow his teachings, sincerely and deeply repent for our sins, be baptized, and be in a state of grace at the moment of death. Grace is essential for our
Christian faith
7 things we should know about Lent
With Ash Wednesday we begin the beautiful and important liturgical season of Lent. Even though Advent is such a happy season, full of light and joy, I actually prefer Lent. Perhaps because there are so many other distractions during Advent with parties, Christmas cards, gifts, special meals, etc. I like
Grace
Did I just get a heavenly nudge to keep blogging?
I woke up last night around 3AM, half asleep/half awake, with the words “prostrated in front of your altar oh Lord, and not looking back” playing over and over. I knew they were from a church song in Spanish because I could “hear” the melody, but no other words.