Daily Archives: 31 July 2016

Ignatius of Loyola and His Stars

Posted on 31 July 2016 by catholicsensibility

Received an email from the Vatican Observatory Foundation observing today’s feast. It included this quote from his autobiography: The greatest consolation that he received at this time was from gazing at the sky and stars, and this he often did and for … Continue reading →

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On My Bookshelf: Something Old, Something New

Posted on 31 July 2016 by catholicsensibility

Not a book title, but just a reference to two books that have been on my desktop at work for the past few months. A staff colleague gave me a copy of Matthew Kelly’s 2011 book The One Thing. Sixty … Continue reading →

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Amoris Laetitia 117: Hope Inspires a Supernatural Perspective

Posted on 31 July 2016 by catholicsensibility

Our hope is for an eventual settlement in heaven. One perspective on our attitude toward our spouse: 117. Here hope comes most fully into its own, for it embraces the certainty of life after death. Each person, with all his … Continue reading →

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