Saint Quote of the Day- Fear & Love of God

'No one can love God consciously in his heart unless he has first feared Him with all his heart. Through the action of fear the soul is purified and, as it were, made malleable and so it becomes awakened to the action of love. No one, however, can come to fear God completely in the way described, unless he first transcends all worldly cares; for when the intellect reaches a state of deep stillness and detachment, then the fear of God begins to trouble it, purifying it with full perception from all gross and cloddish density, and thereby bringing it to a great love for God's goodness. . . Fear and love are found together only in the righteous who achieve virtue through the energy of the Holy Spirit in them. For this reason Holy Scripture says in one place: "O fear the Lord, all you who are His saints," (Ps. 34:9) and in another: "O love the Lord, all you who are His saints." (Ps. 31:23) From this we see clearly that the righteous, who are still in the process of being purified, are characterized both by fear and by a moderate measure of love; perfect love, on the other hand, is found only in those who have already been purified and in whom there is no longer any thought of fear, but rather a constant burning and binding of the soul to God through the energy of the Holy Spirit. As it is written, "My soul is bound to Thee: Thy right hand has upheld me." (Ps. 63:8. LXX)'

St. Diadochos of Photiki

Refugee Crisis: German Women Now Have to Fear the Streets

Refugee Crisis: German Women Now Have to Fear the Streets

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The following report from German television discusses the practical consequences of Chancellor Merkel’s invitation to all the refugees in the world to come and live in Germany. The incidence of sexual harassment, groping, assault, and rape has increased to the point where women are afraid to go out alone, especially at night.

Fear Mongering? Or Fear of God?

Fear Mongering?  Or Fear of God?

By: Eric Gajewski

Our Lord said “watch and pray” but why do many preach “live and don’t bother?”

Over the course of the years of evangelizing I have run into so many whether they be priests or laity who attempt to paint "realists" as fear mongering zealots.  I wonder what these types would say to Noah or Jonah?  I think it is safe to say that if Our Lord said to "watch and pray" when you begin to see"all of these signs happening" then we ought be paying attention.  So why do the majority not listen and hide their heads in the sand like ostriches?  Is it because they fear God or the truth in what we say?  Is it because they enjoy the distracted life they lead?  Or maybe it is because these individuals are truly not living the Gospel altogether?  For many of these modernists and phony Christians of our times we see this reflected in their disposition.  If I were following Vatican II I would be telling you to stay away from people like me but that is exactly the problem.  These people (priest/laity) haven’t got a real grip on reality.  They don’t hold to Catholic doctrine and prefer the "sugary coated false yet fantastic world" they live in so what can you really do?  Not much in reality outside of prayer but for the sake of discussion let us break down this subject further.

Jeremiah 20: God Hands His Enemies Over To Fear

Jeremiah 20: God Hands His Enemies Over To Fear

By: Eric Gajewski

Applying Jeremiah To Our Times

Jeremiah 20:4 For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will deliver thee up to fear, thee and all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies

Continuing with the series, “Applying Jeremiah To Our Times” I now cover Chapter 20.  God always sends a warning before He strikes and the longer the interval of mercy given the greater the magnitude of His Justice shall be when His Hand strikes.  Modern man has been given an awfully long time to repent and convert primarily due to the intercession of our Blessed Virgin Mary.  But the prideful men of today have very little time left before they go from smiling to fearing.  When we take a step back and analyze it becomes clear how the greater number of souls do not fear God any longer.  As if to say,  "I can do anything I want" (because the evil governments permit this) without fear of consequence!  Well, it is true that the evil governments are purposefully allowing the ongoing abominations that we see but there is One Whose Seat sits higher than man.  Thus, God will soon deliver up His enemies to fear.

Do Not Let The “Storm” Control You

Do Not Let The “Storm” Control You

By: Eric Gajewski

In the battle to be free of all self-love how many times do we find ourselves “giving in” to the temptation to fear.  Our Lord came to set our hearts and souls free.  He did not come so we could live a life of fear.  We will never be able to be used by God "wholly" if we do not win the daily wars against the temptation to fear.  Hell wants prisoners heaven wants eagles.  Therefore, when God sends the trial do not act like those who do not know Christ and say, “oh here we go again….”  No! For the love of Christ, Mary and all the Saints have a little Faith, folks!.  Say to yourself, “I shall not flee from my Cross I shall not flee from this situation/crisis which is causing me to fear!  For it is my Cross which shall take me to the skies...

Paralyzed in Fear

Paralyzed in Fear

By: Eric Gajewski

In our times and in the more immediate times ahead the devil will be attempting to not only further deceive us but also try to get us to succumb to fear.  Fear is paralyzing without Christ and thus great importance is placed on being in a state of grace.  I can recall the numerous times as an eagle in training, Our Lord, taking me to the edge of the cliff (so to speak) asked “will you now fly?”  To the carnal eye a man freezes and sees below the great risk he takes in this jump.  Without Christ assuredly we will free-fall into the Abyss below but with Christ we can do all things.  If we cling to self we will age but our wings of Faith and Hope will never spread.  Our bodies will grow but our hearts will never expand in the Selfless Love of Christ.  Yet, if we cling to the Sacred Heart our wings are always ready to fly.

Saint Quote Of The Day- Perfect Love

'Listen to the words of those who have been granted perfect love: "What can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword? 'As it is written, For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we are regarded as sheep for slaughtering' (Ps. 44:22). But in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Rom. 8:35-39). Those who speak and act thus with regard to divine love are all saints.'

St. Maximos the Confessor

Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity. [19] Let us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us.  

1 John 4:18-19