Words of Encouragement

by CE Editor October 1, 2012

It is none of my business to condemn a man who in this life lies awake with plans for adding to his buildings, his income, his estate in the hope of leaving behind him a great name and reputation. But…

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by CE Editor September 20, 2012

When St. Teresa of Avila prayed the Our Father, she found it almost impossible to get beyond the first two words, for they were like a beautiful country that she wanted to dwell in forever. Until we feel that way,…

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by CE Editor September 18, 2012

Everything that is, is for a reason. Everything that happens, happens for a purpose. That’s what it means to understand history as His-story. Seeing things in their true dimensions is one very large part of what it means to be…

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by CE Editor September 11, 2012

We need faith because our world is full of death.
And so are we. Each one of us will die. So will each nation. Many individuals and nations will also kill. Our world has always been a world at war…

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by CE Editor September 5, 2012

The Church is larger and more alive than we think. Among her members are the living and the deceased (whether they are still undergoing a process of purification or are already in the glory of God), individuals known and unknown,…

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by CE Editor August 29, 2012

Since it is the most perfect act of charity and the most pleasing and acceptable sacrifice that is given to man to offer to God, there can be no doubt that whoever practices entire submission to His will lays up…

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by CE Editor August 27, 2012

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not…

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by CE Editor August 24, 2012

We’ve noted that Pope John Paul II has repeatedly warned Catholics to be ready for martyrdom. Yet he’s also predicted that “God is preparing a great springtime for Christianity.” Are these two visions of the future in conflict?
Not if…

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by CE Editor August 20, 2012

“The body is a help to the soul that loves God, even when it is ill, even when it is dead, and all the more when it is raised again from the dead: for illness is aid to penitence; death…

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by CE Editor August 16, 2012

“The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to this? Let the philosopher no longer disdain from listening to the common laborer; the wise,…

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