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What’s your aim in life? According to Fr. Jacques Philippe in Fire & Light, Learning to Receive the Gift of God: “The most fundamental question of Christian life is this: How should we receive the grace of the Holy Spirit? How can we keep ourselves ever open to his action?” “The true aim of our Christian life consists of the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.” --St. Seraphim of Sarov. So how do we do this...how do we “acquire” him? Amazingly, if you are a baptized Christi

Why do you go to Church? Why do you pray? Why do you believe in God? Do you have a good answer? I know that, at the end of my life, when I am staring all of eternity in the face, I will not be so concerned about what people thought of me as much as I am of what God thinks of me! Just as it would be unlawful to withhold help from someone who is in peril of dying if I were able to lend assistance, so it is with spiritual things. Do you see those around you in real spiritual cri

I LOVE BREAKFAST! Anytime--day or night. There is something almost decadent about sitting down and sharing breakfast with a friend, unrushed, no agenda, just enjoying the moment. In both stations 9 and 10 of the Via Lucis* it speaks of breakfast and Jesus Himself invites us to join Him:“'Come, have breakfast.'” John 21:12 Why? Because He loves spending that first moment of the day in leisurely pleasure with us having conversation, sitting and enjoying one another’s company. H

“Just show me a sign and I will believe…” Have you ever heard those words? Have you ever uttered those words? The God of peace and all goodness is EVERYWHERE! Humbly ask Him to reveal Himself to you in new and wonderful ways. (I did just the other day and look what I saw as I looked up to the sky! Yep...GOD! I call these “God winks!” Who says He does not have a sense of humor?) God is more real than our present reality. He longs for us to know Him. Pray and see. Ask, by His

“Please stay! Please, please stay!” When was the last time you longed for someone to stay? Perhaps they were moving away and you knew that their departure would leave an enormous hole in your heart aching to be filled. Or perhaps you were having so much fun at an event you never wanted that happy feeling to end. The men on the road to Emmaus had that feeling after being with Jesus for only a short while. He opened the Scriptures to them and they realized that He had the Some