Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

 

 

The ultimate fulfillment of the contemplative life therefore lies not in merely seeing God’s truth but living it.  St. Thomas Aquinas

"St. Thomas Aquinas said that the Passion of Christ is enough to serve as a guide and model throughout our lives.   One day while he was visiting St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas asked him where he had acquired such good doctrine as the one that he set out in his works.   It is said that St. Bonaventure showed him a crucifix, which was blackened from all the kisses he had given it and explained: 'This is the book that tells me what I should write; the little I know I have learned from it.'   From the crucifix the saints learned how to suffer and truly love Christ. We too should learn from it…" Father Francis Fernandez

(St. Agatha's Parish, Canastota, NY)   If the brother of a king was far away, he certainly would long to live next to him. Well, Christ is our brother: hence we must desire His company, become one heart with him. – St. Thomas Aquinas  Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, June 23, 2010