When: Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:00 PM-12:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Words written in red; Words of Jesus
Then he spoke to them all. "If anyone wants to follow in my footsteps, he must give up all right to himself, carry his cross every day and keep close behind me. For the man who wants to save his life will lose it, but the man who loses his life for my sake will save it. For what is the use of a man gaining the whole world if he loses or forfeits his own soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels. I tell you the simple truth – there are men standing here today who will not taste death until they have seen the kingdom of God!"
Luke 9:23-27
There are two sides to every sin: the turning of the will toward fleeting satisfaction and the turning away from everlasting value. As regards to the first, the principle of all sins can be called lust— lust in its most general sense, namely, the unbridled desire for one's own pleasure. As regards to the second, the principle is pride—pride in its general sense, the lack of submission to God.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Abba, Father, Lord God, thankful yet hungry for Your Word and thirsty for Jesus' teachings knowing that with all I know and even if I learn all that is possible under the sun, I still know nothing for what is human knowledge without Your Wisdom, without the heart of Jesus. I welcome the words of the Prophets, Saints and Sages because they help cultivate my mind making it fertile for the seeds You plant in me through Jesus and nurture in the Spirit. Have mercy on me as I stumble in the dark while feeling for the Words to light me way. Forgive me when I fall off the path towards righteousness and oneness with You burdened by my weakness and selfish desires. Take my hand raise me out of myself pity and doubt and place my feet on the solid ground of Your truths I can only find in Jesus. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Ecclesiastes 1:2-11<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Eccles&ch=1&bv1=2&ev1=11>
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 3 What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? 4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. 6 The wind blows to the south, and goes round to the north; round and round goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns.
7 All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again. 8 All things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there a thing of which it is said, "See, this is new"? It has been already, in the ages before us. 11 There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to happen among those who come after.
Psalm 90:3-6, 12-14, 17<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Ps&ch=90&bv1=3&ev1=6&bv2=12&ev2=14&bv3=17&ev3=17>
Luke 9:7-9<http://www.ewtn.com/vbible/search.asp?abbr=Luke&ch=9&bv1=7&ev1=9>
Audio books I am listening to and other books or readings I am reading:
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao<http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_HAYH_000200&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes> By Dr. Wayne W. Dyer Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81 verses, which are regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of our existence. The classic text of these 81 verses, called the Tao Te Ching or the Great Way, offers advice and guidance that is balanced, moral, spiritual, and always concerned with working for the good. In this program, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has reviewed hundreds of translations of the Tao Te Ching and has created 81 distinct essays on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Lao-tzu to today's modern world. This work contains the entire 81 verses of the Tao, compiled from Wayne's researching of 10 of the most well-respected translations of text that have survived for more than 25 centuries.
Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day<http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_SANS_000999&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes> (Abridged) By Joel Osteen Is this as good as it gets? Or can you enjoy more of what life has to offer? You can live happily every day, best-selling author Joel Osteen suggests, but you must discover the potential within yourself and learn how to use it to live better and to help others better themselves as well. God didn't create you to be average. You were created to excel! You have everything you need to fulfill your God-given destiny, and there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you discover how to be a better you! Become a Better You will guide you in the process of uncovering your hidden resources. Addressing such topics as building your confidence, developing better relationships, finding peace within, and staying passionate about life,
Can a Catholic Be a Democrat?<http://www.sophiainstitute.com/productdetails.cfm?sku=191> By David Carlin author of The Decline and Fall of the Catholic Church in America. That's a good question, since these days both parties endorse policies or engage in activities that contradict some or many Catholic teachings about abortion, poverty, immigration, war and peace, or other issues of life and justice. But that's not always been the case.
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