You may ask yourself: “What difference does being a Christian Make?” The Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit. So it is different from other people, and could only be so. The Christian is no longer of this world, not because he wants to be, but because Jesus is not of this world, and, like [...]
Archive for October, 2009
What difference does being a Christian Make?
The presence of God in your life
Within the intimacy of your personal life. God is always waiting for us and we should always seek His Presence. We do so by living sanctity even in the smallest thing, sanctity at work, in daily activities, a sanctity that can also sanctify your fellowmen. Within the intimacy of your personal life, in your external [...]
Hail Mary Mother of God and Our Mother!
Mary has appeared in many places: Lourdes, Fatima, La Salette…Though in Brazil, the Lord wanted her to “appear” as an image. An image is the material representation of a spiritual reality in a very efficient language, the visual language. An image has to be faithful to which it represents: in other words, it should pass [...]
Cleaning our heart
Indifferences, failures, deceptions and all other things should be set before Jesus. You can’t keep anything bad in your heart, because it will destroy your life. Forgiveness is the first step to rebuild your life. Even if you don’t want to do it, put yourself before Jesus and tell him whatever is happening in your [...]
Sincerity
We can’t represent before God. We need to be sincere! We need to be true before God even before our weakness. St. Paul writes it to us: “Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, and then I am strong”. (2Cor.12,10). God [...]
The Secret of Obedience
Jesus is that one who in our life transform the water into wine. He hadn’t done it just once; he has been doing it continuously with the wine that brings us the happiness, joy…therefore there is a condition: “Do whatever he tells you” (John 2,5). Many times you can still think that is the will [...]