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This Is How We Got Here

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(Photo source: Wikimedia Commons )   If the simple folk live in a lukewarm state, the situation is regrettable.   They hurt themselves, but a remedy is possible. If, however, it is the teachers who are lukewarm, then the Lord’s warning must be considered: “Woe to him by whom they come!”   Great harm can come from their lukewarmness, because it will easily spread to others and dampen their spiritual fervor.  St John of the Cross  

Feed Us The Truth By Both Word and Example

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(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) If the simple folk live in a lukewarm state, the situation is regrettable.  They hurt themselves, but a remedy is possible. If, however, it is the teachers who are lukewarm, then the Lord’s warning must be considered: “Woe to him by whom they come!”  Great harm can come from their lukewarmness, because it will easily spread to others and dampen their spiritual fervor. St John of the Cross

Our Often Forgotten Guardian Angels

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As well as taking our thoughts up to God, they [guardian angels] bring God's help to our souls, and they watch over them like good shepherds, communicating sweet messages and divine inspirations.  The angels defend us against those wolves which are the devils, and they protect us. St. John of the Cross