"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."
Tag: spiritual life
“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).
Some thoughts on the book by Jim McManus CSsR
Několik myšlenek ke knize Jima McManuse CSsR (This post is in English and Czech) On page 15 of the Polish edition of the book 'The Inside Job. A Spirituality of True Self-Esteem' by Jim McManus CSsR we read: "(…) we exist on several levels. We too are made up of atoms, physical structures - as … Continue reading Some thoughts on the book by Jim McManus CSsR
Spiritual development: we are not just a body, we have a soul and a spirit.
A human being is not just a body, I believe strongly in the teachings of the Catholic Church, I am a Catholic. I believe in having a body, spirit and soul. My soul is immortal, after earthly life there is eternal life, which God wants to give to His children. God is merciful, we will soon celebrate Christmas, the commemoration of the sending of Jesus Christ to earth.
“It’s important to start living now, because we don’t know how much of this life we have left.”
"priest Kaczkowski said that we should 'live life on a full petard'. The director responds to the question of what 'life on a full petard' means to him. He answers as follows: "For me, 'living life on a full petard' means making the most of every moment, every encounter, 100 per cent. The time I experience and dedicate to myself and my loved ones is to be fully qualitative and unique." The director also adds, "The message of our film is also that we need to start living now, because we don't know how much of this life we have left."
Spiritual development: cautions for the spiritual life(Thomas A Kempis)
Today I would like to share some quotes from the book written by Thomas A Kempis; the title of this book is "Imitation of Christ". Several of the cautions are from Book One.
“Perverse thoughts separate a man from God, and when his power is put to the test, it reproaches the foolish.”
The title of this post is the words from Wisdom 1:1-7. I heard them today in the first reading at Mass. What is wisdom? How do we find it? Just by listening to God every day, feeding on his word, there is such a wealth of wisdom in Scripture. If we want to follow the … Continue reading “Perverse thoughts separate a man from God, and when his power is put to the test, it reproaches the foolish.”
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