Let us cherish and treasure this short life which is to be the seed of our future glory. Let us make the most of our chances by meriting, and snatch at each little occasion of gaining something for heaven.
-- Father Dignam, SJ
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The Correct Thing in the Home Circle
It is the correct thing:
-- For both (husband and wife) to "bear and forbear" with each other.
-- To remember that a home without God cannot long be a happy one.
-- For every room in the house to be as attractive in its way as the parlor.
-- To have family prayers in common where possible.
-- To be punctilious about saying grace before meals, and returning thanks afterward.
-- To let no unpleasant subject ever be broached at table.
-- For a Christian "to eat to live, not live to eat".
-- For a Catholic to serve Friday fare on Friday, no matter who is expected to dine.
-- To have a crucifix in every bedroom.
-- To have Catholic engravings or paintings in the parlors as well as in bedrooms.
-- To celebrate both the birthdays and the feasts of the patron saints of the several members of the family . . .
-- Leila Hardin Bugg, The Correct Thing for Catholics
-- For both (husband and wife) to "bear and forbear" with each other.
-- To remember that a home without God cannot long be a happy one.
-- For every room in the house to be as attractive in its way as the parlor.
-- To have family prayers in common where possible.
-- To be punctilious about saying grace before meals, and returning thanks afterward.
-- To let no unpleasant subject ever be broached at table.
-- For a Christian "to eat to live, not live to eat".
-- For a Catholic to serve Friday fare on Friday, no matter who is expected to dine.
-- To have a crucifix in every bedroom.
-- To have Catholic engravings or paintings in the parlors as well as in bedrooms.
-- To celebrate both the birthdays and the feasts of the patron saints of the several members of the family . . .
-- Leila Hardin Bugg, The Correct Thing for Catholics
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Sayings
A wise man sometimes changes his mind, but a fool never.
-- Spanish proverb
Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame.
-- Pope
Alexander Pope and His Dog, Bounce, circa 1718
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-- Spanish proverb
Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame.
-- Pope
Alexander Pope and His Dog, Bounce, circa 1718
Giclee Print
Richardson,...
Buy at AllPosters.com
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Hot Coals
If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him water to drink; for thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.
-- Proverbs
-- Proverbs
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Profit
Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge, but justice shall deliver from death.
-- Proverbs
-- Proverbs
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Perfect Day
But the path of the just, as a shining light, goeth forward and increaseth even to perfect day.
-- Proverbs
-- Proverbs
Monday, October 22, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Without anxiety
Great affairs do not distract us so much as small ones when these are numerous. This is why we must receive them peacefully, striving to do them in order one after the other, without anxiety. By so doing, they become for us occasions of much merit.
-- St. Francis de Sales
-- St. Francis de Sales
Friday, October 19, 2007
The Least Action
Those who are perfect and walk with simplicity do nothing but what is agreeable to God, because they seek in all things to please Him; such is the end of all their occupations and of all their actions. To please God is their only ambition, hence the great merit they acquire in performing the least action.
-- Rodriguez
-- Rodriguez
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Seeking for Approval
If it happens that you say or do something which is not well received by all, you should not for this reason reflect much upon it, because it is beyond a doubt that it is self-love which makes us seek to be approved in what we say or do. Simplicity abandons to Providence the success of actions done for Him.
-- St. Francis de Sales
-- St. Francis de Sales
