Saint Quote of the Day- The Divine Will

'By uniting themselves to the divine will, the saints have enjoyed paradise by anticipation in this life. Accustoming themselves to receive all things from the hands of God, says St. Dorotheus, the men of old maintained continual serenity of soul. St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi derived such consolation at hearing the words "will of God," that she usually fell into an ecstasy of love. The instances of jangling irritation that are bound to arise will not fail to make surface impact on the senses. This however will be experienced only in the inferior part of the soul; in the superior part will reign peace and tranquility as long as our will remains united with God's. Our Lord assured his apostles: "Your joy no man shall take from you . . . Your joy shall be full." He who unites his will to God's experiences a full and lasting joy: full, because he has what he wants, as was explained above; lasting, because no one can take his joy from him, since no one can prevent what God wills from happening.'

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Reflection: Satisfy Your Senses OR Satisfy His Will?

Reflection: Satisfy Your Senses OR Satisfy His Will?

By: Eric Gajewski

You will get no satisfaction from this world nor in any attempt to satisfy your carnal senses...

I take a look around to see so many unhappy people who are giving into despair.  We are quick to rush to their might be a medical problem and yet so many are simply not happy because they are full of self love.  They have still not learnt as eagles to detach from all things.  They enjoy distractions and comforts.  They despise silence, solitude and the Crosses given to them and they blame others for their own unhappiness to boot.  No, the problem isn’t Clinton nor this country in reality.  The problem still is you.  We spend to much time during the day trying to satisfy or own egos and senses that we lose the proper Catholic Christian perspective.  We are not here to lead a life full of fun.  We are here to satisfy the Divine Will and we will never do this if we are still full of the self.