Category Archives: New Evangelization

Heaven and Eternal Life

“O my dear parishioners, let us endeavor to get to heaven! There we shall see God. How happy we shall be” – St. Jean Vianney:

“Our Lord does not come down from heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to him—the heaven of our souls, created in his image, the living temples of the adorable Trinity.” – St. Therese of Lisieux

“There, good will shall be so ordered in us that we shall have no other desire than to remain there eternally.” – St. Augustine

the Knights and Chesterton

On Jan. 10, 1921, G.K. Chesterton stepped off a ship in New York City and was greeted by a huge press reception. At the time, Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most famous literary figures in the world — an author of epic poetry, plays, novels, detective stories with a priest protagonist, and books on philosophy, art, history and social criticism.

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Have no fear

Have no fear. The outcome of the battle for Life
is already decided, even though the struggle goes on.

True joy is a victory. Christ holds the secret of this victory.

You now know that Life is more powerful than the forces of death;
You know that the Truth is more powerful than darkness
that Love is stronger than death.

Never, ever give up on hope, never doubt,
never tire. Do not be Afraid

Pope John Paul II

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

“No one in the world can change Truth. What we can do and and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it”

“The Immaculate will conquer, through us, the whole world and every single soul.”

“But grace, for ourselves and for others, is obtained by humble prayer, by mortification, and by fidelity in the accomplishment of our own ordinary duties, including the simplest ones.”

“For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more.”

Saint Maximilian Kolbe

There are Battles ahead but we are not alone

from a Letter by St Ignatius of Antioch

All things have an end, and two things, life and death, are side by side set before us, and each one will go to his own place. Just as there are two coinages, one of God and the other of the world, each with its own image, so unbelievers bear the image of this world, and those who have faith with love bear the image of God the Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Do your utmost to stand firm in the precepts of the Lord and the Apostles, so that you may prosper in all that you do in the flesh and in the spirit, in faith and love, in the Son and the Father and the Spirit, at the beginning and at the end.

I am writing this from Smyrna and the Ephesians here send you their greeting. They, like you, are here for the glory of God and have in all things given me comfort, as has Polycarp, the bishop of the Smyrnaeans. The other Churches also greet you in honour of Jesus Christ. Farewell. See that there is a godly unity among you and an unhesitating spirit; for this is Jesus Christ.

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From a letter attributed to Barnabas

Hope of life is the beginning and end of our faith.
Greetings, sons and daughters. In the name of the Lord
who loves us, peace be to you.

Because the Lord has granted you an abundance of blessings,
I rejoice immeasurably in your blessed and glorious company.

The Lord has given us these three basic doctrines: hope for eternal life, the beginning and end of our faith; justice, the beginning and end of righteousness; and love, which bears cheerful and joyous witness to the works of righteousness.

When evil days are upon us and the worker of malice gains power, we must attend to our own souls and seek to know the ways of the Lord. In those times reverential fear and perseverance will sustain our faith, and we will find need of forbearance and self-restraint as well. Provided that we hold fast to these virtues and look to the Lord, then wisdom, understanding, knowledge and insight will make joyous company with them.