Liturgical Year

Reasons Why God Allows Evil Times

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Why does God allow evil? This mystery of iniquity induces many to doubt God's goodness / existence. If evil is only considered by itself, then it is terribly ugly and detested. But when seen in light of the whole, the saint perceives how it is needed for completeness. We must be tested, crushed, ground, and tried by fire. Some will fall. Some will be victorious. Yet the victory exceeds the losses endured and brings about greater glory. This world is designed to bring about the greatest beauty / glory possible. This requires true sacrifice. God allows evil because He made us for [...]

Reasons Why God Allows Evil TimesDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Triple Devotion of the Sacred Heart

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The Sacred Heart is the symbol of Jesus' infinite love for us poor sinners. Our devotion to the Sacred Heart compsies (1) love, (2) reparation, and (3) imitation. We must seek to never displease Him by sin and always seek to conform our will to His. He told Sr. Margarer Mary that His outraged love desires reparation, so strive to repair offenses with opposing honors. Finally, we should emulate His virtues, such as meekness, humility and patience.

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Recover the Majesty of God

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Christ our Savior made a great sacrifice to which all are invited. But many make excuses, having more 'important' things to do. Consider our situation today. So many have 'Covid related excuses' for canceling or missing Mass. God desires us to give Him glory and make Him first in our life. The most important way we do this is by uniting ourselves to the glory that only Christ can give God, and that is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. If the Mass is set aside, it is impossible to give just and due glory to God! Yet we are 'too [...]

Recover the Majesty of GodDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Two Kinds of Levitation

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Once in speaking on the Holy Trinity, St. John of the Cross levitated up into the air before St. Teresa of Avila. On another occasion, this same saintly friar was called to exorcize a possessed nun. As the community prayed the Gloria Patri, the nun leaped into the air and remained suspended upside down. She was completely inverted. These two levitations, each facing opposite directions, symbolize much of what is possible for man in this life. If we orient ourselves towards God, we perceive His beauty and order in all things -- even our trials and crosses. Yet if we make unto ourselves [...]

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Mary Spouse of the Holy Ghost

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Many saints have pondered the infinite fertility of the Most Blessed Trinity. The Heavenly Father eternally begets the Divine Son. From the infinite love of these Two Divine Persons eternally proceeds the Holy Ghost. Yet the Third Person does not bring forth another Divine Person. Rather, He is fruitful through His union with Holy Mary. Together they brought forth the Incarnate Christ. In each Christian they bring forth "another Christ." Thus, the Church is the continuation of the mission of the Incarnate Son of God; what Jesus is by nature, we become by grace. We could say Mary is the mold of God [...]

Mary Spouse of the Holy GhostDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Baptism not Transhumanism

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Some elitist secular humanists are dreaming of a futuristic 'bionic man' who does not suffer, is filled with knowledge and has immortality. Yet this "transhuman" would not be divine; he'd be more like a 'walking smart phone.' The false promise of such an 'evolved being' reminds us of satan seducing Eve, 'You will be like gods.' No, such an artificial 'evolution' would make us more akin to preternatural demons. On the other hand, the baptized Catholic IS filled with the Holy Ghost and participates in the Divine Nature itself. Through grace, we don’t become simply spirits or angels, but we become divinized. At every Baptism, the Holy Ghost comes [...]

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Give Glory to the Blessed Trinity

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It is our solemn duty - it's why we exist - to give glory to the Blessed Trinity. How do we do this? By living according to this short prayer: "I desire to serve Thee, to please Thee, to obey Thee and to love Thee." Submit your mind to the Truth about God. It IS a Mystery; while we can't fully understand it, we can profess it. Meditate upon His infinite perfections, e.g. His perfect love and holiness. Give the Father due glory by striving to do His will. Glorify the Son by imitating Him and following in His footsteps. Give glory to [...]

Give Glory to the Blessed TrinityDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Hold Fast to Tradition

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Over the last few months, everything has appeared in a state of fluidity and uncertainty. Random protocols are made and revised, often making little sense. Those who favor the destruction of God's order, such as communists, thrive by promoting conflict and revolution. They leave men's souls in troubled unrest. The Holy Ghost, on the other hand, provides peace amidst trials and tribulations. Whereas fallen man, spurred by the spirit of evil, entrenches himself in error and sin on account of stiff-necked pride, the Spirit of God leads man to an immobility in divine Wisdom beyond his nature. Through Him, the Christian is unflinching in [...]

Hold Fast to TraditionDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Extinguish Not the Spirit

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Frequently invoke the Holy Ghost, imploring Him to enlighten your mind, inflame your heart, and strengthen your will. He is the never ceasing font of truth, love and grace. He is the Author of all supernatural gifts and nothing good begins without His help. Now there is a tremendous battle going on between the Spirit of God and the spirit of the world, of the flesh, and of the devil. The spirits contrary to God must be cast out if the Holy Ghost is to abide in us. One who saturates himself with these evil spirits extinguishes the Holy Ghost from his [...]

Extinguish Not the SpiritDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

The Fundamental Duty of Man

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Christ is present and lives in the Most Holy Eucharist. Under the impulse of His divine Love, He ceaselessly renews His Sacrifice. This Sacrament is the very soul of the Church. From this source the Church draws and has all her strength. From the rising to the setting of the sun, there should be no cessation of the Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving [the Mass] which man owes to God. Indeed, man's chief duty and supreme dignity is to participate in the Eucharistic sacrifice. This is all Catholic teaching from the popes. Listen to it with faith, begging our Lord to [...]

The Fundamental Duty of ManDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00