What limits us? Why don't we feel full happiness? I think one of the main reasons is the fears we experience. If we got rid of the fears, our sense of happiness would be at a higher level.
Our limitations and fears
Tag: faith
Your destiny is Heaven. Nothing can separate us from Christ’s love for us, not even our sin.
Nothing can separate us from Christ's love for us, not even our sin. JESUS instituted the sacrament of penance - when we commit what is not good and decent in GOD's eyes, we always have a chance to be reconciled with GOD - precisely through sacramental confession.
“A change of perspective allows us to separate the culprit from his fault” (on forgiveness, inspired by Jim McManus CSsR)
Man is by nature sinful, prone to sin. The evil we do will always remain evil. However, the sinner should not be condemned because he can repent.
“(…) Everyone Is Valuable and Worthy of Respect Regardless of…”(Jim McManus CSsR)
"And everyone is valuable and worthy of respect regardless of the wealth of their bank account, their grades in exams, their life record in sprinting, the opinions of those around them. Why is this so difficult for us to accept?"
“From a spiritual perspective, successes and failures are irrelevant to our intrinsic value, …” (Jim McManus CSsR)
"From a spiritual perspective, successes and failures are irrelevant to our intrinsic worth, as is the attitude of others towards us. We are all valuable in God's eyes! Intrinsic value does not flow from what we do or what we have, but from the fact that we exist - from our predisposition to God, not from our position in the world."
A goal discovered or invented?
I was inspired to write this post by sentences from Paweł Milcarek's article "Ta dzisiejsza młodzież" (from the Polish magazine Wychowujmy, no. 6/2022, page 15). Here are a few sentences from that article: "(…) where does the goal come from?
“This transcendent nature is the core of our true value and meaning” (Jim McManus CSsR).
"Esta naturaleza trascendente es el núcleo de nuestro verdadero valor y significado" (Jim McManus CSsR). (This post is in English and Spanish) Let me start with a quote from the book "The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem". Permítanme empezar con una cita del libro "The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem". (My … Continue reading “This transcendent nature is the core of our true value and meaning” (Jim McManus CSsR).
What is spirituality?
Che cos'è la spiritualità? (This post is in English and Italian) Let me start by quoting a few sentences from the website: https://epiphanystl.org/ Permettetemi di iniziare citando alcune frasi dal sito web: https://epiphanystl.org/ On https://epiphanystl.org/news/what-is-catholic-spirituality we may read: "Today, I thought we might spend a few moments considering what we mean when we talk about … Continue reading What is spirituality?
Commentary on a few sentences by Fr Jaroslaw Grabowski (spiritual developmet issues)
Fr Jarosław Grabowski writes: "Of course, there are different categories of religiously indifferent people. (…) The largest group, however, are - as pastors and catechists will confirm - those who baptise their children, lead them to First Holy Communion, get married in church, bury their dead in the Catholic way and show up at the temple for Pasterka (...)"
What is really important in life?
In this post I will write what I think is important, it will be my personal reflection.
DARE TO LIVE 