On All Saints Day
“One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and many a time he is praying much more truly than one who goes away by himself and meditates his head off, and, if he has squeezed out a few tears, thinks that is prayer.” – Saint Teresa of Avila.
To Roman Catholics, saints are super-Christians, marked out by their devotion, piety, and service to Christ. To Protestants, everyone who believes in Jesus is a saint.
I’m not sure what I believe. This is a sentence that can apply to about 90% of my own interior life. What I do know is that I want to be a saint.
~ S.K. Orr
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Francis Berger
All Saints Day is a big national holiday here in Hungary. I wrote a brief post about it, but I still haven’t been able to resolve that website problem, so that might prevent you from reading it.
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I just now read your post, Francis, and thank you. That photo is beautiful.
Bookslinger
just to get the right one: isbn= 0830823166
Bookslinger
Catholic theologian Peter Kreeft writes on this very thing at the end of this page, in section 3 “The weapon.”
http://peterkreeft.com/topics-more/how-to-win.htm
But it is only an introduction. A more in-depth explanation is in his book “How to
Win the Culture War” in chapters 7 and 8.
I’m glad I got a cheap copy, used, on Amazon, for $5 and change.
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Thanks, BS.