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Holy Friends (Part 3, Chapter 19)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/06/17
Part 3, Chapter 19 St. Basil & St. Gregory Nazianzen True, Good & Holy Friends
Not too often do we hear about the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy, except during the year of Mercy we recently had, otherwise these aren’t talked about. ... Read More »
Red Flag (Part 3, Chapter 18)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/05/17
Part 3, Chapter 18
Friendships are important and vital in life. We need to communicate and relate with others. We are made for communion. It is good to be able to communicate with those of the opposite sex. Men and women should be able to communicate. And yet, there ... Read More »
Best Friends (Part 3, Chapter 17)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/04/17
Part 3, Chapter 17
Family and friends have great influence on whom we are and who we will become. We cannot pick our family, except in the case of who we marry, but we can choose our friends and our friends can choose us. Friendships are important and they ... Read More »
Playing the Lottery (Part 3, Chapter 16)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/03/17
Part 3, Chapter 16
Many people want to be rich. So to fix this, they buy lottery tickets; they hope to make it rich. Still, they almost never win because the odds are not in their favor. When someone is monetarily poor, and they keep buying lottery tickets, ... Read More »
Perspective (Part 3, Chapter 15)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/02/17
Part 3, Chapter 15
It is okay to have things. Things are not bad. We all need to have clothes, food, shelter, water. These are necessities. I too have these things, I also have other things. One thing that I really like to have around me is sacred art. ... Read More »
MONEY (Part 3, Chapter 14)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 3/01/17
Part 3, Chapter 14
“Money, Money, Money.” “I want to be rich.” These are lyrics from songs. Yes, we need money. But it shouldn’t be a major focus in our lives. “He is poor in spirit whose heart is not filled with the love of riches, whose mind ... Read More »
Magnetic Attraction (Part 3, Chapter 13)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/28/17
Part 3, Chapter 13
When I was little, it was kind of fun to play with magnets. Magnets are attracted to other magnets and so forth. Magnets can be very helpful for picking up nails, needles and other sharp objects that could hurt us. It is really cool ... Read More »
Keep it clear (Part 3, Chapter 12)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/27/17
Part 3, Chapter 12
I remember when I was younger putting drops of food coloring into water and seeing the water color change. Each drop of the color, let’s say red in this case, made the water change in color. With each successive drop, the color was brighter ... Read More »
Training in Holiness(Part 3, Chapter 11)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/26/17
Part 3, Chapter 11
Obedience, I think when we think about this word, we think about taking dogs to obedience school. Obedience in common usage is doing something that we have been ordered to. There is truth in this. When we have been instructed to do something by ... Read More »
Trust (Part 3, Chapter 10)
Posted by Father Thomas Galarneault on 2/25/17
Part 3, Chapter 10
I am not the messiah, nor can I save anyone, so why would I worry about anything. I can’t fix anything by worrying. Anxiety means we don’t trust God. It means that we think that we can do it our way. Worry and anxiety ... Read More »