http://aeternus.stblogs.com thoughts on catholic spirituality, prayer and mysticism Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:09:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know, every once and awhile a soul can get a little confused by all the distractions of the world.  Living in our day it is difficult to "stay hidden in Christ" and keep our hearts united to His in the midst of our own turmoil and daily mundane struggles. ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/06/never-shall-there-be-discord/ "In external matters. In times of great heat, cold or rain; in times of famine, epidemics and similar occasions we should refrain from expressions like these: “What unbearable heat!” “What piercing cold!” “What a tragedy!” In these instances we should avoid expressions indicating opposition to God’s will. We should want ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/05/nice-day-were-having/ I was alerted many months ago to a new translation of Dante's Purgatory by Anthony Esolen.  I am fairly sure many of you have already read this classic tale (of the trilogy) in which a fictional Virgil navigates his way through the  7 terraced provinces of Purgatory as he is ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/10/27/burning-cloister-of-love/ Thanks once again to my very dear friend who is becoming my Novena secretary (ie. she is always letting me know when to begin all the most important Novenas! God Reward Her!!) I am now passing this notification on to all you great prayer warriors!Novena for the Holy Souls in ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/10/25/awaiting-relief-from-the-prayers-of-those-good-souls-who-will-pray/ "I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in heaven there are many mansions. If we reflect, sisters, we shall see that the soul of the just man is but a ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/10/15/teresas-castle/ "We pray that we may come unto this Darkness which is beyond light, and, without seeing and without knowing, to see and to know that which is above vision and knowledge through the realization that by not-seeing and by unknowing we attain to true vision and knowledge; and thus praise, ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/10/09/without-veil/ I was going to post a meditation of historical and spiritual value for Our Lady today as it is her most Holy Feast Day as Our Lady of the Rosary but, well, instead I am going to post a praise to her in answer to her help in my intercessory ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/10/07/rosary-and-revival/ Happy Feast day Carmel! "I often asked myself why God had preferences, why all souls did not receive an equal measure of grace. I was filled with wonder when I saw extraordinary favours showered on great sinners like St. Paul, St. Augustine, St. Mary Magdalen, and many others, whom He forced, ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/10/01/humblest-daisy/ "In order to pray well, then, we must acknowledge that we  are poor, and we must greatly humble ourselves; for do you not see how a  marksman with a crossbow, when he wishes to discharge a large arrow, draws  the string of his bow lower the higher he wants it ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/09/24/let-your-prayer-fly/ "To do God’s will—this was the goal upon which the saints constantly fixed their gaze. They were fully persuaded that in this consists the entire perfection of the soul. Blessed Henry Suso used to say: “It is not God’s will that we should abound in spiritual delights, but that in ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/09/22/i-would-rather-be-the-vilest-worm/