{"id":8041,"date":"2017-05-30T22:32:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T22:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=8041"},"modified":"2017-05-31T23:02:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T23:02:28","slug":"smoke-and-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/smoke-and-mirrors\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke And Mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We live in a smoke-and-mirrors era, especially when it comes to numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Numbers, numbers, and more numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>It’s all you hear. It’s how we judge, in our strange time.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“How much is he or she worth<\/em>,” we ask — as if there is a price tag on humans!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A ridiculous expression.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One time, years ago,<\/span> I wrote an article for\u00a0New York\u00a0<\/em>Magazine (“The Price of Life”), on how the New York State Health Department was formulating equations to gauge how much monetary value certain people in various communities could be calculated as having, so officials could determine whether it was worth it to invest what was needed to prevent cancer from groundwater pollution. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The range was from $49,226 to one million a person (in 1979 dollars), estimates that could be used, said a state health department report, “to describe the benefit of reducing the risk of death”!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Income and age were primary parts of an actual equation when t<\/span><\/strong><\/span>his is of course entirely wrong: To God, every single human being is equally and infinitely valuable. God loves us all the same — as if each one of us is the only person on earth. You hear that time and again from those who have near-death experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Count<\/em> on\u00a0this:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>We all have\u00a0equal missions.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Yet, our society of celebrity<\/span> and hyper-capitalism would never let you know that.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Have we forgotten that when a multi-billionaire passes away, he brings zero with him? <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And that Jesus said the last will come first, that it’s easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than a rich man through the narrow gates of Heaven (not to say there aren’t wealthy people who are holy, just that it’s hard to focus on money and figures and God at the same time).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Gates is “worth” $87.7 billion, and Jeff Bezos of Amazon even more, while the average America is in the\u00a0negative<\/em> column (average household debt: a whopping $132,000!).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Is any human worth less than nothing?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wall Street: largely paper value, smoke. Even those who buy gold often buy the certificates or stock in it instead of the real thing. Smoke and \u00a0mirrors, this would be, if everything came crashing down. A house “worth” $300 million? Smoke in the same glass.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Folks play around in day-trading and “make” a fortune (gambling).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Mirrors. Smoke. You have heard it said: there has never been a U-Haul behind a hearse on its way to the graveyard.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There is also “smoke-and-mirrors”<\/span> when it comes to TV and the internet.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>One religious show boasts that it reaches three or four hundred\u00a0million<\/em> people. That would be twice as high as the most who ever viewed the Super Bowl and of course isn’t close to its true audience (but rather the number of people who subscribe to the cable stations of which they are but one channel).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You see the same on the internet: <\/span>x-number of this or that. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

And now, nearly everybody has Facebook<\/a><\/span> (the largest mirror in history) and their own private Nielsen rating. This is via “reaches” and “likes” and “shares” and “friends” — when no one, including the folks at Facebook, is really certain how many are “reached” and what a “like” actually translates to in the long term and certainly not who is a true “friend.”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are companies that\u00a0sell<\/em> “likes” to build up bragging rights.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Retweet that.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Vapor. In the parlance of one Pope, the “smoke of Satan”?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From Wall Street to Las Vegas<\/span> to Hollywood and even in religious circles, we judge the success of an event by numbers, something we all occasionally succumb to — when what Jesus said was to feed<\/em> the flock, not count it.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A person who permanently touches another in whatever way — sitting bedside with a dying friend, helping the homeless — is “worth” more than can be expressed in any number. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is the truly “rich” man!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Heed not ephemeral numbers,”<\/em> says a word of knowledge, “but what touches the spirit.”<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

— MHB<\/em><\/p>\n

[From our archives:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mary, Undoer of Knots<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As Time Itself Seems To Have Sped Up, It’s Time To Head For The Blessed Sacrament<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In A Culture Immersed In Anger, Remember That Such Feelings Bring You Misfortune<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Next Time You Are Tempted To Battle, Sit Back And Let God Duke It Out<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Scriptural Rosary powerhouse<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to us all; just pray for them<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When Handled With Optimism, Even ‘Trials Of Job’ Turn Into A Period Of Grace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When The Enemy ‘Slings’ His Arrows, Get Rid Of Them With The Spirit Of God’s Joy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If You Want To Draw Down The Blessing Of God, Try Being A Blessing To Others<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We come in close contact with God with tears and cries from the heart<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Man\u2019s state of mind partly depends on his words, says priest in Medjugorje<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When we stop criticizing we see flow of grace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When the Holy Spirit comes<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When it hurts, is it God ‘pruning’ you?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Nothing is more potent than Precious Blood<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When We’re Endlessly Blocked, It’s Time To Cast Spirit Away In the Name of Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Greatest joy come from closeness to God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Prayer brings protection against fear, darts of enemy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With eyes of faith we turn defeat into joy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The miraculous statue that has saved New Orleans \u2014 and can again<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With prayer, there is always an ‘exit’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There are ‘gifts’ waiting for you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Economic trends looking increasingly like the end of the Roaring Twenties<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Stop complaining and watch grace flow<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Nothing brings us closer to God than thanking Him<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Humility drives away the devil’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The power of fasting<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The incredible power of love<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Prayer bring faith and joy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Praying with ‘holy determination’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Go with what gives you peace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ask for the bigger blessings<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to be happy, be who you are<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Strength Of God Comes Through Us When We Pray With Strength<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Former ‘playmate’ converts after vision of Christ in Light<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The joy of the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Faith unlocks power that separates us from evil<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Peace and love<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re going to pray ‘Jabez,’ add the Name of Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Laugh, grow strong, and chase devil away<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

True faith<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No room for fear<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Stop that first bad thought<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When doors close for you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What’s In A Name? From Priest To Bounty Hunter, All Have Role To Play For Christ<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sister Lucia had hailed Imitation of Christ<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Radiation Of Christ Seen At Resurrection Now Flows From The Blessed Sacrament<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Drawing close to Immaculate Mother means detachment from this world<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

You’ll Find Peace When You Realize That You’re The One Creating All the Tension<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A Cross In Life Is Correcting The Lies Of The World And The Faults Of Each Other<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Priest Says ‘To Forgive Is Divine’ — And Brings Astonishing Healing Results<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Whether A Hurricane Or In Our Lives, Joy Comes From Sadness If We Preserve<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Catholics and the ‘prayer of Jabez’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Self-Discipline Is At Heart Of Spiritual Development And A Key To Spiritual Gifts<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

One Means of Preserving Peace Is Receiving All Things As Coming From God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Invocation given by Our Lady of America<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Lest We Forget, The Ultimate Value Of Eucharist Is The Attainment Of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With The Eucharist Comes Humility and with Humility Comes A Glimpse Of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Heaven Will Be Like The Constant And Endless Reception Of The Holy Eucharist<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Pray Before The Blessed Sacrament And You Can Purge Even The Slightest Sins<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

On The Road To Heaven, Nothing Is More Enjoyable Than Spiritual Cleanliness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Among Revelations Of Our Time Are Signs Linked To Blessed Sacrament, Adoration<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Lent Is The Time To Search Our Souls And Break Evil Bondage Through Confession<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Mass Brings Alive Real Power Of Christ And Places Us Higher Than King’s Throne<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Formula For Salvation Is In Both\u00a0 Eucharist And High Praises To Christ<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Antidote To Pride, Lust And Purgatory Is Found In Real Power Of The Eucharist<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Liturgy Should Be One Huge Display Of Gratitude For Very Fact Of Existence<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In Times Of Turmoil, Tension, Or Trouble, Head For The Solace Of The Eucharist<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When It Comes Time To Spread The Gospel, It Is Also Time To Listen To God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The More We Use The Gifts God Has Given Us, The More Miraculous They Become<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With Eyes Of Faith We Turn From Defeat To Joy And From Victim To Victorious<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When Faith Is Exercised In All Things, Big Prayers Are Answered In A Very Big Way<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When Spiritual Attacks Come Through Family, Remember to Disengage<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At a Time Of Aridity, Bishops Are Urged Not To Quash But To Promote Adoration<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There Is Nothing Like Feeling The Holy Spirit, And For That We Pray Without End<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Forcing Things Causes Blocks While Letting Go Let’s Life Unfold Before Us<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When We Hit Rock Bottom, That’s When We Find A Foundation We Can Build On<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The ‘gift of tears’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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God’s Gives Us All Equal Gifts When We Recognize That, We Soar To Happiness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Forget The Rush Of Modern Life And Give The Gift Of Time To Others And Yourself<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Find a Way to Love Everyone You See and the Glow of God Will Surround You<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Faith leads to signs and joy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Cast off spirits of failure<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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At a time of ‘craziness,’ go for spirit of humility<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When There’s Something You Just Can’t Shake, God May Want You To ‘Go Deeper’<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Get Off The Treadmill Of Stress And Know That God Is Everywhere We Let Him<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When We Go With God’s Flow, We Also Find The Lord’s Greatest Favor<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When We Give Up Rigidity In Our Lives, We Make Room For The Lord And His Miracles<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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To Avoid ‘Curses’ And Deep Wounds, Do What Christ Said And Turn Other Cheek<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Gregorian Masses–What They Are And Why We Should Have Them Offered!<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Instead of Gulping Down Life Take A Step Back, Pray, and Seize Each Living Moment<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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‘Pray, Hope, And Don’t Worry’ Or You May Prevent A Healing, Notes Anointed Priest<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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A feeling of unsettlement can mean someone is too close for comfort<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Joy Is The Marker Of Health And A Sign That We Are In Touch With The Good Lord<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The More Enthusiastic We Are Toward The Lord The More He Sends His Grace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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No Matter What Troubles You, Overcome It By Approaching It With Joy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Joy Is The Marker Of Health And A Sign That We Are In Touch With The Good Lord<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When It Comes To Life Decisions, Look For joy In What You ‘Love’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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If You Want Real Happiness, Look Inward And Find The Hidden Power Of Kindness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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There Is Great Power In Stepping Back And ‘Knowing The Other Person’s Story’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Confession Urged As Means Of Clearing The Slate And Freeing The Soul From Spirits<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When We Have Pride And Rigidity What We Build Is A Wall Against The Holy Spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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God Wants You To Live A ‘Large Life’ And We Do That Through Him<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Get Rid Of Block Caused By ‘Little’ Sins And Bright Path Will Unfold Before You<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Secret Of Love May Be In Realizing That Most People Are Better Than You Think<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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At The Root Of Mysterious Disturbances In Life Are Often Manifestations Of Lust<\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Magnify God And You’ll Bring A Positive Force To Your Life, With Eyes Of Eternity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Darkness And Problems In Life Can Be Dispelled By Actual Light Of Adoration<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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During Mass And Especially During Lent, Pleading The Blood Has A Major Effect<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Sensation Of Tranquility Means The Spirit Is In Balance And Healing Can Begin<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Magnify God With Praise And Thanks And He Will Magnify Everything Around You<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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An Astonishing Lesson Of Life Is That There Is No Reason To Remain Depressed<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Find Who You Really Are And You Will No Longer Be Hurt By The Arrows Of Others<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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One Of The Great Tests In Life Is Patience — And When We Fail We Are Tested Again<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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‘Reverse The Curse’ And Quench The Fiery Darts By Praying For Your Antagonists<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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When Someone Aggravates You, Drink Not Of That Poison But Step To Victory<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Pray before problems begin<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nothing Is More Potent Against Evil Than Pleading The Precious Blood Of Christ<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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A Key To Life Is to Forget Trying to Make It Perfect Just Focus on Our Character<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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New alleged devotion: Rosary of Liberation<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In A Rude World, The Answer Is One Day At A Time<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In A World Where We Are Often Slighted, Antidote Is The Sword Of Joy From Love<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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We Feel Joy and Peace When We Follow That Formula Given At the Last Supper<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Tests Of Life: The More God Takes Away, The More We’re Left With<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Being Negative Stops The Flow While The Positive Taps Into A ‘Stream Of Miracles’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Whether Chastisement Or Our Own Lives, God Sends Events To Bring Us\u00a0 Closer<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Of Thanksgiving, A New Daughter — And How Gratitude Opens The Door To Grace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Nothing Brings Us Closer To God Than Engaging The Heart And Thanking Him<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Obsession With Time Puts Focus On What We Create and Away From Timeless God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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There Is Power Is Everything We Say, And Darkness When We Misuse Our Tongues<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Only through purity can we see what we need to see<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Ask for bigger blessings<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In The Arguments And Trials Of Life, The Powerful Route Is Often Way Of Silence<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Memo To Wall Street: Try Following The Path Of This Billionaire<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It’s Fine To Watch The Weather As Long As We Monitor The ‘Weather’ Inside Of Us<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Frenzy of Christmas, A Child’s Mistake Was A Message Of Love<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A Lesson Of Christmas: Sometimes When God Is ‘Delayed,’ He Has A Special Plan<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Mailbag: Never Give Up Because Our God Is Often A God Of The ‘Last Minute’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Defying Odds With Aid Of God Alone, Blind\u00a0Couple Raised Ten Children\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Choose the right doors and win the secret petitions of your heart<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

From The Mail: In The Depths Of Prison Despair, Mary Came With Lesson Of Faith<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

New devotion based on ‘Rosary of Liberation’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Only through purity do we see with right perspective<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Of whiskey and the Rosary<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Interview: Jim Caviezel, Star Of Mel Gibson\u2019s \u201cThe Passion Of The Christ,\u201d And Wife Kerri<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Whether Or Not He Had ‘Visions,’ The Star Of The Passion Has Deep Passionate Faith<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

How St. Francis preached to Muslims<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Mysteries of life: do animals really have spiritual dimension<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Tough Though It Is Out There, Our Job In Life Is To Resist Evil By Remaining Positive<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To Avoid ‘Curses’ And Deep Wounds, Do What Christ Said And Turn Other Cheek<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A smile can be powerful spiritual tool<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When We’re Overweight, This Is Because\u00a0 In Some Way We May Be Spiritually Empty<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Physical And Spiritual Cleansing Comes When We Eat Right And Periodically Fast<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Approach life with niceness and smile<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At The Root Of Mysterious Disturbances In Life Are Often Manifestations Of Lust \u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Sound of His Voice: How Do You Tell When It’s the Lord Speaking to You?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When It Comes To Discerning The Future, Pray To Know The ‘Truth Of The Moment’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Believe It Or Not, There’s Not A Person In The World More Important Than You<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In secret depths of spirit is notion of a personal mission<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Sound of His Voice: How Do You Tell When It’s the Lord Speaking to You?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When It Comes To Discerning The Future, Pray To Know The ‘Truth Of The Moment’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Prayer to the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Gain the secret petitions of your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We Rise To Heaven Quickest When We Have Risen Over the World’s Temptations<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Next Time You Wake Up And Can’t Get Back To Sleep, Try Prayers Of Healing<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Avoid ‘curse’ of resentment by praying a blessing on everyone<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Call On The ‘Spirit Of Truth’ And Watch\u00a0 Answers Arrive With Sudden Clarity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Former ‘Playmate’ Converts After Vision Of Christ In Light<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Tough Though It Is Out There, Our Job In Life Is To Resist Evil By Remaining Positive<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Whether Real Storms Or Tempests In Our Lives, Key Is Developing ‘Muscle’ Of Faith<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When You Are ‘Blocked’ Learn To Ask God And Often You Will Find The Root In Pride<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Choose right ‘door’ at turns in life and gain secret petitions<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

*Begin living Heaven from this earth<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Head for Light and let dark shadows fall behind you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

From the mail: the heroes of war<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In The Reaches Of God Is A Whisper That Informs Us Of Best Way To Reach Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God can heal your past<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When the Bible comes alive<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The power behind the Scapular<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Peace comes when we rest and control thoughts<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When the negative comes, put up ‘no vacancy’ sign<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘No Vacancy’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let other define you; know who you really are<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Praying for self-illumination<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Our Lady of Surprises<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The God of surprises<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When God accents something for you, take it as a message in the tides of life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Secrets of praying in tongues<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Hurricanes and the power of prayer<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Recover your destiny<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Are you ready to ‘burst’?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rid yourself of past hurts<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What are your ‘fruits’?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Do you talk or listen?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rise from worldly worries<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Of thanks and miracles<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Humility drives spirits away<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The bigger your problem, the greater your destiny<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Time to purge stress<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Time of God’ means to see beyond darkness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Find the way to brightness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

*How babies heal<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Avoiding worldliness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Flushing out ‘hidden’ spiritual hurts<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Clearing ‘secret chambers’ of the soul<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Make fear disappear<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Watch faith cause miracles<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

*Stop worrying and look for miracles<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Your ‘secret chamber’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Step back from sinful ‘first inclination’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

During Holy Week Mass extra potent<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Turn curses into blessings<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Build your ‘foundation’ in Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

How God can even correct your past<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When God answers prayer<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When you are blocked from prayer…<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Stop replaying past mistakes<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ears hear, and so does the spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘spirit of umbrage’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t look back at ‘Sodom’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Have ‘balance’ in your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘crows’ that try to distract you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A sign of the times: disorientation<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God’s secret imprint on your soul<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The power of marrying in the Church<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Time to look for God’s ‘peak moments’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The prayer of ‘no wine’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Archives: Our Lady of Surprises<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Seeking God’s ‘inside information’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

**As spirit of fear grips country, seek refuge in ‘inner chambers’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Use gifts God has given you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Pray the Scriptural Rosary<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

St. Michael and his role in purgatory<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Power of God’s Will dwarfs a bomb<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t look for Heaven on earth (nor with shining darkness)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Clear conscience of every lie<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Law of garbage truck’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When someone irks you, rise above it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ask Holy Spirit what to eat and which tests to take<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

**This Christmas, get rid of deadly pride<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Simplicity vs. arrogance of the Pharisees<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Intuition comes when we pray<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With fasting you fashion your robe in Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

*Let God speak for and through you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

**Seek your ‘highest self’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Seek your ‘secret place’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Give your worries to God; wait for His surprise<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The truth of your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Tapping into the ‘living waters’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Take on new ‘you’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rising above your personal anger<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At time of extremes, find your ‘right’ spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A curse can’t ‘alight’ if spirit is right<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

**Experience joy of Heaven on earth<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t force things<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Angels come when we forgive ourselves<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ignore the ‘groundless indictment’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Spirituality: prime time to search for the truth<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t confuse obsession with love<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Vanity of vanities: avoiding darkness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If we’re right with God, what do we care what others think?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Prayer is strongest when it’s spontaneous<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Look for victory in trials<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Leave God an ‘opening’ and miracles happen<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cleanse internally and find your mission in life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To get the blessings God has for you, talk to the mountain, not about it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Stand your ground’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Claim your blessing!<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cleanse your soul through gratitude<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God speaks to us through intuition<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Christmas Confession: let it go and it will go<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Never lash out; God will vindicate you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Watch your innermost thoughts and step into paradise<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Glimpse heaven by finding ‘rhythm’ of faith and casting out darkness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Man dedicated to ailing wife has vision of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Are you an excuser or accuser?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let ‘the world’ define you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Time to replace weak images of Jesus with manly ones<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In age of cancer, seek balance and Holy Spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God can go back into your past and undo spiritual and physical harm<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sweep fear away<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Kindness brings balance and health<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Magnify God, not your problems<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God has a great plan for you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With Eucharist comes promise of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Trust in Christ and seek blessings God has in store for you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Acknowledge blessings at the crossroads of life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Aim for joy, not ‘excitement’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With Christ, you’re ‘free to lose’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Turning blessings into miracles<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Seek the ease of God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Seek God and don’t worry<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘By their fruits…’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Have charity but stop ‘enabling’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Meditation: look beyond the clouds<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ignore the negative thoughts of others<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Praise God and form a ‘bridge to Heaven’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cast out your ‘false self’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Pray, and praise, with specificity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

About your mission in life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Get close to God and it will rain everywhere but where you are<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rising above the ‘Job experience’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Release unto God and He will put His Hand there when you need it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Head for your ‘secret sanctuary’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Missionary surgeon who roamed world brought back lesson of ‘God in the natural’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Watch your life closely and you’ll note miracles are everywhere<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘robe’ you wear into eternity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Reach your higher self by reaching for the Infant<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Remove rocks, boulders from your life stream<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A Rosary of ‘self-illumination’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Never resent, and break any ‘curse’ upon you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let fear stop you from living<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What are you ‘bound’ to?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Head for your inner sanctuary<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Fear and pride go together<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Claim your peace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This Lent, turn off the noise of the world<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Answered prayers<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Pray to see the ‘big picture’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Finding peace as we lift the spiritual blinders<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Achieving humility<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Accept God’s special gifts and ignore pace of the ‘world’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Getting rid of demonism by praising God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It’s prayer from the heart for joy that gets the attention of the Lord<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Beware the ‘spirit of control’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A monk who died amazingly well<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A friend is a prophet<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The spirit of umbrage<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A test (and glory) of life? Weariness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When you’re at your best, you are achieving your mission<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Negativity only stymies you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Saying your prayers versus praying your prayers<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Of drought and crop failure and genetic modification<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Did angels prophesy to hidden Chinese worshippers?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Prevent blindness by elevating in vision of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Praying right and finding peace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Peel the false layer off the real ‘you’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

At a time of darkness, crucial is a focus on the Light<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Wash away dark thoughts through discipline<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Humility brings clarity of vision<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The potholes of life: when God puts them there, they’re blessings<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Love is all that matters<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ascend to God’s mountain and rise above turmoil<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When God speaks through ‘something we haven’t seen before’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When God works ‘suddenly’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Prophesy’ the positive over your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Blessings are signposts to your destiny<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

How to beat the Christmas frenzy<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When things don’t go right, it may be God stirring up the pot<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Worldliness keeps us from freedom in God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The biggest lie you tell is to yourself<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘stream of life’: don’t block it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No one has more gifts than do you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Super Bowl ads and the sinister<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No matter the mayhem, God can send a buffer of protection<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The motions of nature versus grace<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Go step by step and one day at a time<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Of the Last Supper and the miraculous blessing of food<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We permit evil by straying from God’s design<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When the breeze of the Holy Spirit rustles, He may be coming to take you to a better place<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Tend to your own garden<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When others insert themselves into your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Judging spiritual fruits<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Watching the tongue: hidden spiritual dangers<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Double your blessings’ through humility<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Keep the ‘dust’ off your spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

With faith, the result is miraculous<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In the test of life are imperfections we need to straighten out<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In mystery of suffering is way to break bondage<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Doesn’t she look like Saint Philomena?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Days of victory, days of defeat: turn both in ‘wins’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God hears those who have lowered themselves<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God has a great plan for you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

About spiritual blindness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

True Transformation<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When God allows a ‘fender-bender’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When there is loss in your life, plant it with God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The sands of time<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Break free of your ‘final hold’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Discerning the truth<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What God knows<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Let the ‘living waters’ flow through you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God’s nudges<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Enduring contrary people<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Exercise the gifts you have<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cleanliness of spirit can lead to health<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Find peace by forsaking covetousness<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t ‘cling’ and take away the balance of God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What God knows<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Are you ‘over-sensitive’?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A surprising Lenten meditation on detachment<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘trash’ inside is what attracts ‘flies’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Little things’: the signs in your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Have power in silence<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Examination of conscience<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes, for a blessed life, you have to stop repeating yourself<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Lord has a plan for you<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Watch for little warnings; they can become big ones<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Inspiration: recapture what was lost<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Your mission is your destiny<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t build walls; build bridges<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Is there a\u00a0 ‘toxic’ relationship in your life?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God gives grace to those who need it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The remarkable interior life of John XXIII<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Climb every mountain: joy is marker of good spiritual life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Friends ‘for a season’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

View ‘dark’ worldly events with eyes of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Are you in chains or a ‘chain-breaker’?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Double your blessings through surrender<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When ‘opportunity’ knocks<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Go with the flow but make sure it’s the right one<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let others drag you into their emptiness, arrogance<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It’s the resistances of life that offer ‘lifting power’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Seek the Holy Spirit in your ‘calm zone’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Before you enter battle, ask God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Life is like a dark ‘warehouse’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Of Christmas trees and the crossroads of life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There is power in this word: silencio<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Dreams: when they stir your soul, ask God about them<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Life is full of joy when we forsake fear and move to ‘higher anointing’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Servant of God’ Maria Esperanza taught crucial nature of having ‘balance’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cleanse your blood with His<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Of Lent, temptation, and the Garden mystery: what was ‘apple’?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Praising God casts away evil<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Lent: time to cast out the sensuousness of self<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Seek direct entry into Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When someone steals your parking space, count your blessings<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Forgiveness versus expiation<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Go with God’s schedule, not man’s<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Out there with God and gators<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What does ‘by their fruits’ mean?<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The truth always bears fruit, including in spiritual warfare<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

See yourself not through the eyes of others but through those of Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Before making a major decision, make sure you have harmony inside<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Truth in the heart<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘Jericho prayer’: fighting off a heavy-metal band<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes, before healing, we have to forgive ourselves<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

No matter how rough it is out there, remember that you can’t find victory if you plan for defeat<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Invoking the power of God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Summer driving lessons: glide with the Spirit<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Just try your best and you’re headed for the highest reaches of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The gift of a turtle<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Go directly to Jesus<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rejoice when others are blessed and you’ll be blessed too<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The mysterious trials of life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Intuition’: a higher form of intelligence<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let your ‘living waters’ grow stagnant<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Take the high road<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

True selves: in Heaven you’ll find out your real identity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Those who ‘drain us’ must sometimes be kept at a distance<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Love is the opposite of ‘blind’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When faced with persistent evil, silence may be key<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

God’s fingerprints are on every moment of your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Beware the lure of materialism<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Different fruits<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Doorways to your soul<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This Lent, turn your ‘selves’ into one person<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Paying off your ‘spiritual mortgage’ before death (and purgatory)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Be blessed<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Taking the ‘curves’ of life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Beware the ‘spirit of religiosity’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The ‘gift of tears’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Expand your vision by ‘being not of this world’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When you’re blocked in prayer, pray for the ‘best outcome’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Loneliness does not exist when we cling only to God<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

True greatness is in the truth of who you really are<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Forgotten aspects of love<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When resisted, shake off the ‘grit’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Mailbag: more on the ‘gift of tears’<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ringing the ‘gold-toned bells’ of Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

To bring us close, God often works in mysterious ways<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Your gifts are your destiny<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Your ‘little martyrdoms’ can get you to Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Things will only be ‘perfect’ after a life of curves<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

View from here: a perilous political turn<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

‘Fruits’ tell us about others, and ourselves<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Remember: anger does not enter Heaven<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Count your blessings — the ones you haven’t yet received<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Let God be your only audience<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When the light comes, just hold it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Key to avoiding ‘pit’: rising above it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The opposite of love is anger<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Christmas thought: patience dispels anger<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Star of Bethlehem is always there, when we have eyes to see it<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Looking through the eyes of a Child<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Let go of the past<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Get rid of the clutter and baggage in your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Find joy by growing in discipline<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Speak health and joy into your life<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Light comes when we exercise charity<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t build a dam around your heart<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Where the cross stands<\/a><\/span>]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

[Upcoming retreat in New Jersey, June 24, 2017. Sign up here<\/a>]<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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