A while back, my pastor, Father Jack, mentioned in a homily that a good examination of conscience is to meditate on the twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit (charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and chastity) and consider in what areas of our lives we bear the opposite of [...]
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Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Posted in Fruits of the Spirit, tagged charity, chastity, faithfulness, Fruits of the Holy Spirit, generosity, gentleness, goodness, joy, kindness, modesty, patience, peace, self-control on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Beautiful Hands of a Priest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beautiful hands of a priest, Year for Priests on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We need them in life’s early morning,
We need them again at its close;
We feel their warm clasp of true friendship,
We seek it while tasting life’s woes.
When we come to this world we are sinful,
The greatest as well as the least.
And the hands that make us pure as angels
Are the beautiful hands of a priest.
At the [...]
