The Arena.
I spent my entire life in sickness and sorrows, but without sorrows, how can one be saved? Illness is sent by God in place of and to make...
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Mar 29, 20233 min read
Deeper the Sorrow the Closer is God.
We must have our gaze fixed on heaven. Then nothing here can shake us. When tribulations come of their own accord, do not fear them. ...
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Mar 13, 20234 min read
Illness unto Salvation.
How to behave during an illness so that it would be unto salvation. Do not panic and do not lose heart during an illness or aging. What...
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Serviam
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Wings of Faith.
When over the gloomy and deep abyss of grief, sorrows suddenly open before us - carry on up - on the wings of faith! Saint Ignatius...
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Serviam
Nov 18, 20222 min read
The Attentive Life.
If you wish, you can be a slave of the passions, and if you wish, you can remain free, and choose not to submit to their soul crushing...
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Serviam
Nov 16, 20223 min read
A Scattered Life.
The sons of the world consider distraction to be innocent, but the Holy Fathers consider it to be the beginning of all evil. Saint...
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Serviam
Nov 14, 20222 min read
The Cemetery.
What is our life? Almost the same thing as the life of a leaf on a tree! After many years of absence, I visited that beautiful village...
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Serviam
Oct 14, 20226 min read
Cup of Joy.
The Cup of Christ is the Cup of Joy. Temporal suffering has no importance in itself: we lend it significance because of our attachment to...
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Serviam
Jul 29, 20222 min read
What is Death?
It is the age with which our true life begins. A man should not despair, no matter how great his sins, for a man is not saved by his good...
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Serviam
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Kill Your Will.
Set aside your wish to find peace on this earth pre-maturely in order to receive it in time. That is, upon our death. Put to death your...
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Serviam
Jun 10, 20222 min read
Door Dash Doesn't Deliver.
Eternity. One must inherit it. We need patience. No one is as dangerous to us as we ourselves, so remain a servant of God in the short...
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Serviam
Jun 2, 20222 min read
Harbor for Our Hope.
No matter where one lives on earth, trials must be endured. There is no escape from difficulty, pain and suffering. However, our...
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Serviam
May 27, 20222 min read
The Purpose of Illness.
"Earthly life—this brief period—is given to man by the mercy of the Creator in order that man may use it for his salvation, that is, for...
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Serviam
May 4, 20222 min read
Follow Me.
In order to follow Christ, let us take up our cross. The taking up of our cross is called the willing pious submission to God’s judgment...
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