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William Zambrano MD
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(Psa 46:10) Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
ANN LASTMAN ESSAY: She died with a smile on her face
CATHOLIC HERALD: Reaching the oasis of prayer means crossing the spiritual desert by Fr Jeffrey Kirby
Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ: A farmer lost his watch in the barn. The watch had great sentimental value, so he searched for it to no avail. He heard some kids playing outside, and explained to them about his watch, and asked if they would help him find it. They all searched but could not find the watch. The farmer thanked them for their help and sent them off. As they were leaving, one little boy asked if he could try again. The farmer decided to give him another chance, and the boy returned to the barn.
About half an hour later, the boy walked out of the barn with the watch. The farmer was amazed, and asked how he could find it when so many had been looking and failed? The boy replied, “I didn’t do anything...I just sat in the silence and listened. Eventually, I heard the ticking of the watch, and followed the sound.” Sometimes, if you just sit quietly, we will hear the “ticking” of our Savior’s promptings, leading us to the truth and helping us on our way.
Rearrange 2 letters in the word “SILENT” and you have “LISTEN” “BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD” (Ps 46:10)
ANTONIO CARDINAL BACCI: The Storms of Life
1. The Evangelists describe how Jesus got into a boat one day along with His Apostles and set out across the lake of Genesareth. Suddenly a great storm arose, so furious that the waves covered the tiny vessel and threatened to submerge it. The Apostles were terrified and turned to Jesus, but He was asleep. They woke Him, crying out: “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He sat up and said to them: “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He rebuked the wind and the sea, and immediately all was calm again. His followers were astonished. “What manner of man is this,” they asked one another, “that even the wind and the sea obey him?” (Mt. 8:23-26; Mk. 4:36-40; Luke 8:22-25)
We also are often subjected to the tempests of life. Sometimes these storms are purely interior, as when our lower impulses threaten to overcome our good resolutions and to submerge our purity of soul. In these serious crises we should turn humbly and fervently to Jesus for help. Sometimes, perhaps, Jesus will seem to be asleep and deaf to our anguished entreaties. But it is never so. He simply wishes to test us, as He tested His Apostles on the lake of Genesareth.
We must persevere. We must tell Him that we do not wish to lose His grace, that we do not wish to fall into sin, but desire to go on loving Him. If our prayers are humble and insistent, we may rest assured that after our moment of trial Jesus Christ will speak to us. At the sound of His voice the tempest will be stilled and there will come a great calm. Then we shall experience the peace which only God can give.
2. At other times, however, the tempest will come from outside ourselves and will have a shattering effect on our spiritual life. It may be some insult which has seriously wounded us. There may be somebody near to us who has grown quite insufferable. Or perhaps suffering will come to us in the guise of illness, disgrace, or loss of our dear ones. We shall feel lonely and abandoned in the midst of the storm. To whom shall we have recourse in our hour of need? Shall we turn to our fellow-men? Perhaps there will be nobody able to understand us perfectly, or if there is somebody who sympathises with us he may be able to do nothing for us save to utter a few kind words.
3. Let us turn, therefore, to Jesus on the Cross, and to Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist.
The Crucifix will teach us how to suffer with resignation and with love. We shall look upon the Son of God made man in order to take on Himself our sins, to expiate them and to wash them away by His Precious Blood. Before this mystery of infinite love all our anguish and unrest will give way to a Christian acceptance of suffering.
If this is not enough, let us turn to Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist. Let us invite Him into our hearts to calm the tempest and to give us His divine grace, which will conquer every temptation and heal every wound.
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Humility
41. 'They said of Poemen that he never wanted to cap the saying of others, but always praised what had been said.'
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November 26, 2024(Psa 46:10) Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
ANN LASTMAN ESSAY: She died with a smile on her face
CATHOLIC HERALD: Reaching the oasis of prayer means crossing the spiritual desert by Fr Jeffrey Kirby
Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ: A farmer lost his watch in the barn. The watch had great sentimental value, so he searched for it to no avail. He heard some kids playing outside, and explained to them about his watch, and asked if they would help him find it. They all searched but could not find the watch. The farmer thanked them for their help and sent them off. As they were leaving, one little boy asked if he could try again. The farmer decided to give him another chance, and the boy returned to the barn.
About half an hour later, the boy walked out of the barn with the watch. The farmer was amazed, and asked how he could find it when so many had been looking and failed? The boy replied, “I didn’t do anything...I just sat in the silence and listened. Eventually, I heard the ticking of the watch, and followed the sound.” Sometimes, if you just sit quietly, we will hear the “ticking” of our Savior’s promptings, leading us to the truth and helping us on our way.
Rearrange 2 letters in the word “SILENT” and you have “LISTEN” “BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD” (Ps 46:10)
ANTONIO CARDINAL BACCI: The Storms of Life
1. The Evangelists describe how Jesus got into a boat one day along with His Apostles and set out across the lake of Genesareth. Suddenly a great storm arose, so furious that the waves covered the tiny vessel and threatened to submerge it. The Apostles were terrified and turned to Jesus, but He was asleep. They woke Him, crying out: “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” He sat up and said to them: “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He rebuked the wind and the sea, and immediately all was calm again. His followers were astonished. “What manner of man is this,” they asked one another, “that even the wind and the sea obey him?” (Mt. 8:23-26; Mk. 4:36-40; Luke 8:22-25)
We also are often subjected to the tempests of life. Sometimes these storms are purely interior, as when our lower impulses threaten to overcome our good resolutions and to submerge our purity of soul. In these serious crises we should turn humbly and fervently to Jesus for help. Sometimes, perhaps, Jesus will seem to be asleep and deaf to our anguished entreaties. But it is never so. He simply wishes to test us, as He tested His Apostles on the lake of Genesareth.
We must persevere. We must tell Him that we do not wish to lose His grace, that we do not wish to fall into sin, but desire to go on loving Him. If our prayers are humble and insistent, we may rest assured that after our moment of trial Jesus Christ will speak to us. At the sound of His voice the tempest will be stilled and there will come a great calm. Then we shall experience the peace which only God can give.
2. At other times, however, the tempest will come from outside ourselves and will have a shattering effect on our spiritual life. It may be some insult which has seriously wounded us. There may be somebody near to us who has grown quite insufferable. Or perhaps suffering will come to us in the guise of illness, disgrace, or loss of our dear ones. We shall feel lonely and abandoned in the midst of the storm. To whom shall we have recourse in our hour of need? Shall we turn to our fellow-men? Perhaps there will be nobody able to understand us perfectly, or if there is somebody who sympathises with us he may be able to do nothing for us save to utter a few kind words.
3. Let us turn, therefore, to Jesus on the Cross, and to Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist.
The Crucifix will teach us how to suffer with resignation and with love. We shall look upon the Son of God made man in order to take on Himself our sins, to expiate them and to wash them away by His Precious Blood. Before this mystery of infinite love all our anguish and unrest will give way to a Christian acceptance of suffering.
If this is not enough, let us turn to Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist. Let us invite Him into our hearts to calm the tempest and to give us His divine grace, which will conquer every temptation and heal every wound.
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Humility
41. 'They said of Poemen that he never wanted to cap the saying of others, but always praised what had been said.'
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