CROWNING WITH THORNS

"the Holy Eucharist is the sacrament which contains the body and blood, soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ."

"Q. 870. What is the Holy Eucharist? A. The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament which contains the body and blood, soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine" (The Baltimore Catechism).

anonymous

4 days ago1 min read

"the monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”

Introvert Quotes "Neither E=mc² nor Paradise Lost was dashed off by a party animal.” Even in less obviously introverted occupations, like finance, politics, and activism, some of the greatest leaps forward were made by introverts. ...figures like Eleanor Roosevelt, Al Gore, Warren Buffett, and Rosa Parks achieved what they did not in spite of but because of their introversion." "Don't think of introversion as something that needs to be cured." "The secret to life is to put y

anonymous

Oct 223 min read

"...he frequently assumed her form."

"The devil, despairing of being able to subdue her, conceived the idea of blackening her reputation, and of making her appear a sacrilegious hypocrite, by the following strategem. He frequently assumed her form, and contrived to be caught in the act of eating greedily and surreptitiously, at improper hours, sometimes in the dispensary. The nuns were extremely scandalized at this, especially when they once or twice saw Veronica go to Holy Communion after they had witnessed one

anonymous

Oct 181 min read

abuses in the religious life and the path to healing.

"...a priority has to be given to the voices of victims, to listening carefully to all that they have to say, no matter how difficult it may be to hear, and however great the "damage" that their story might seem to do to the image we may once have had of this or that person who, up until that point, may even have been considered a point of reference for the spiritual or religious life. Publishing this book is one way....to say to the victims of spiritual abuse or other aberra

anonymous

Oct 184 min read

writing: meditate on it day and night.

Meditate on It Day and Night – Catholic Stand (April 2025) Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it: then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it (Joshua 1:8, RHE). I converted to Christianity in 2014 and to the Catholic Faith in 2019. After I became a Christian, I was thrilled. In the beginning, I never thought difficulties would arise and I simply t

anonymous

Oct 137 min read

writing: he that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none.

“He That Hath Two Coats, Let Him Give to Him That Hath None” – Catholic Stand (March 2025) “And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner” (Luke 3:11, RHE). What a beautiful thing it is to serve God’s poor. How beautiful their faces are. How happy I am to see the Heart of God. I am a convert and grew up in the world. I did not have any experience serving the poor throughout my chil

anonymous

Oct 139 min read

writing: his eyes are like doves upon brooks of water.

His Eyes Are Like Doves Upon Brooks of Water – Catholic Stand (Februrary 2025) All my life I have been looking for love. I did not know what this love was. All I knew was there was a love in this world which existed and I did not have it. I was so lost and abused. Where was this love? I knew there was something more. I did not know where to find it. All I knew was that there was something I was missing and I was yearning deeply for it with every ounce of my being. In element

anonymous

Oct 134 min read

"for he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater."

"And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater. But Jesus seeing the thoughts of their heart, took a child and set him by him , And said to them: Whosoever shall receive this child in my name , receiveth me ; and whosoever shall receive me , receiveth him that sent me . For he that is the lesser among you all , he is the greater." (Luke 9:46-48, RHE).

anonymous

Oct 71 min read