43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those thing...
“The greater number of men still say to God: Lord we will not serve Thee; we would rather be slaves of the devil, and condemned to Hell, than be Thy servants. Alas! The greatest number, my Jesus – we may say nearly all – not only do not love Thee, but offend Thee and despise...
I know just how hard this is, because as often as I pray, “Thy will be done,” I find myself tacking on conditions, as if somehow I know better than the Almighty. But trust in God is essential to spiritual transformation. According to St. Faustina’s visions, Jesus declared that tru...
YouTube No. 23: Hank Williams, "Your Cheatin' Heart" A guilty conscience is its own kind of revenge. In this country classic, Williams warns an unfaithful lover that he doesn't need to exact any revenge of his own, because her "cheatin' heart" will do the dirty work for him, keeping...
lyrics of this song, but McBryde's quest to "honor thy father," "honor thy mother" and "keep mama happy" end in a result that's decidedly un-Christ-like. McBryde stops just short of killing the woman, though: "It ain't murder if I bury you alive," she notes in the final ...
"Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the lover of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self." St. Augustine, DE CIVITATE DEI, Book XIV, Chapter 28
This may be you right now. We might think this, and I’m sure we do for various reasons. However, that’s not the way Christ thinks. So, here is the aged apostle. The Lord was clearly not done with him. He might have been exiled to Patmos (which was a penal colony – breaking...
The term “the Holy Spirit” describes the power of that direct teaching and the way the Lord uses it to motivate us. The Holy Spirit, then, draws its power from things that have always been true, but it’s a power that came into effect through Jesus. That’s why it’s an ...
For Guiding me And Showing me The Way To establish A TRUE Church Of And For The LORD; As The HEAD And CORNERSTONE Of The FAITH And NOT The State. To Be Absent from The Body Is The Be PRESENT With The LORD; A Genuine Warrior And Solider Of The LORD, Will Be Greatly Missed; But ...
Thy Art Is Murder, 'Hate' (2012)* This is an album I used to sing in the car with my best friends on my way to every concert. “Reign of Darkness” and “The Purest Strain of Hate” were my two favorites (of course). They’re still absolutely killing it today. Can’t wait to...