http://aeternus.stblogs.com thoughts on catholic spirituality, prayer and mysticism Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "O the supreme folly of those who resist the divine will! In God's providence, no one can escape hardship. Who resisteth his will ??  A person who rails at God in adversity, suffers without merit; moreover by his lack of resignation he adds to his punishment in the next life and experiences greater ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/20/all-things-work-together-unto-good/ "That many do not advance in the Christian progress, because they stick in penances, and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of GOD, which is the end. That this appeared plainly by their works, and was the reason why we see so little solid virtue. That there needed neither ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/19/dont-overdue-it-today/ A friend just sent me a link to a film.  I know nothing of its producers, directors, funders nor do I have any invested interest in the film itself.  I do however, as a child of God feel it a worthy link to pass along to anyone who might be ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/12/horror/ "Praise therefore, and praise worthily, so that to the utmost of thy power there be in thee no charge, no thought, no contemplation, no care fulness of mind, that is void of the praise of God. Let no worldly prosperity divert thee, nor any worldly adversity restrain thee from His ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/11/unspeakable-bliss/ I wanted to share a powerful story with whomever might be reading this little blog.  It is a story of something which happens far too often without the world even knowing about its occurrence.  The story makes no headline in the media and sadly  only a handful of souls bears ... http://aeternus.stblogs.com/2009/11/08/garden-of-innocence/ 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/