“As breath comes from the nostrils, so does a person need humility and the fear of God.” -Abba Poemen (the Shepherd), Desert Father, Fourth Century. At first glance there appears to be a large gulf fixed between today’s practicing American Catholic and the Desert Fathers. We are separated by history, geography, culture, language, and …
Source: How the Desert Fathers Can Lead Us Back to the Heart of Christ
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“When I shrink from suffering, Jesus reproves me and tells me that He did not refuse to suffer. Then I say ‘Jesus, Your will and not mine’. At last I am convinced that only God can make me happy, and in Him I have placed all my hope…”
St. Gemma Galgani
Lisa Graas is a blogger with social media expertise concentrating on religion and politics. She has a history of volunteer services in the pro-life movement and in writing for major conservative websites on both life issues and the agendas of the Left in America. She is very proud to have written for Live Action and the David Horowitz Freedom Center and of her record in the pro-life movement. Lisa is also, first and foremost, a Passionist Oblate Associate attached to the Passionist Nuns of St. Joseph Monastery in Whitesville, KY. She offers up all of her sufferings as cancer and mental health patient for the intentions of the Passionist Nuns. She works to spread the Word of Christ’s redemption through His suffering on the Cross.
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