I found a new online resource I've never before seen. The site is called Catholic First, the Catholic Information Center on the Web. It provides the text of spiritual writings of many of the most notable Saints, Doctors, and Paters.
I'm continuing to absorb the biblical scholarship of Romano Guardini. The Lord is one of those books you have to take one morsel at a time. I highly recommend; your efforts will be rewarded!
My seminarian friend gave me a copy of Houselander's The Reed of God, her reflections on the Virgin Mary, Mother of God. I've enjoyed taking it in. What I find so remarkable is that she wrote with such faith in the midst of the London Blitz during WWII. Her insights are dated and timeless simultaneously. If you want to be introduced to Our Lady as a wife and mother by a woman who knows, read this book.
Also consider finding The Spiritual Direction of Saint Claude De La Colombiere. I read about him in another excellent book called Saints for Sinners, which has been some consolation, let me assure you! Anywho-- St. Claude was a renowned confessor who helped promote devotion to the Sacred Heart. As one who frequently felt spiritual aridity, he speaks with authority on what it means to seek after Jesus. I've found his words helpful for my Lenten reflection.
Speaking of which, if you need assistance in your journey through Lent, the Little Black Book is now available online. The late Bishop Untener of Saginaw left this popular devotional as a legacy. He also wrote Little Books for Advent/Christmas and Easter.
Finally, in preparation for my trip to El Salvador, I've been ingesting the words of Archbishop Romero, the martyred prophet. He speaks with fervor; his words demand consideration. If you haven't seen the movie, do.
3/01/2005
Good stuff!
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The Italian monarchy was a disgrace, and should have been banned from Italy as punishment for allying to Hitler. The man they put in charge in 1923, had no support from the people, or establishmnet, but the king put him in power, then that dictator went on to murder rival candidates for the leadesership, unpunished by the king, pass acts banning Jews from things making many army Jews kill themselves, as they lost all their social respect, and allowed the italian dictator to ally with the most murderopus man in history, to invade etrhiopia, and and kill a million people there, invade egypt, and albania, help the executor of 200,000 people, franco, in teh civil war, he bombed malta, more than any other island in the world, he also the king led libya, during a time, when i higher percentage of the population died, of oppression, than the amount of the percent ofthe people, of cambodia who lost their survival, under pol pot and king sinahouk's khmer rouge, the king also was a person whpm pushed italy into world war one, and was a thug, and was a disgrace, and executed loads in 19th ceerntuy executions, in njaples, and rome, he had to be ousted
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