March 2011
40 posts
Maximus' Opinio: Why Does God Allow Suffering? →
crusadermaximus:
—This is the handout for my talk this week at the Church—
We believe in an all good, all powerful, all knowing God. Yet in life, we often come face to face with evil and suffering. We often question how God could allow this suffering to come upon us. Suffering can lead us to doubt God…
“Pray - I must be able to give only Jesus to the world. People are hungry for...”
– Blessed Mother Teresa (via becket)
February 2011
32 posts
“May all Christians be found worthy of either the pure white crown of a holy life...”
– St Cyprian (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“Person A: “Dude, I thought you were dead!”
Person B: “Dude, I...”
– -From last night’s awesomeness. Pure pwnage.
I’ve never longed for Martyrdom so much until last night hahaha
“I bless you for judging me worthy of this day, this hour, so that in the company...”
– St. Polycarp, bishop, at the time of his martyrdom (via crusadermaximus)
“When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then....”
– Mother Teresa (via big-g)
“Remember that when you leave this earth you can take nothing of what you have...”
– St. Francis of Assisi
Lord, I give it all to you, for it is all yours anyways.
(via becket)
“Lord, if your people need me, I will not refuse the work. Your will be done.”
– St Martin de Tours (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“I am created to do something or to be something for which no one else is...”
– Blessed John Henry Newman (via catholicsanctum)
“Why persist in walking difficult and toilsome paths? There is no repose where...”
– St Augustine (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her...”
– St. Maximilian Kolbe (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
Love Them Anyway →
my-crazy-catholic-life:
“People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people may accuse you of selfish motives. Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent...
“You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to...”
– St Teresa of Ávila (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“Baptism is ransom, forgiveness of debts, death of sin, regeneration of the soul,...”
– St Basil the Great (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is...”
– St John Vianney (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“In every free moment you have, whenever you go to check your cell phone or iPod...”
– Mary Emma Karam, Catholic Attorney and Counselor of Law in the Dallas Area (via becket)
i am third.: How Long is a Marriage by Matthew... →
becket:
How long is a marriage? And I don’t mean how long do you hope a marriage lasts, or how long you hope your marriage lasts. I mean, by its own definition, how long is a marriage? When does it end?
There are two popular answers to this question in our day.
1) Marriage lasts for…
“God did not promise smooth sailing, but He did and do promise safe landing.”
– There’s nothing to worry about. Everything will be alright. (via elianabacani)
“I don’t need a Church to tell me I’m wrong where I already know I’m wrong; I...”
– G.K. Chesterton (via becket) 