Archives for Abundant Living - Page 4
True Contrition
In the Catholic tradition, during Lent, we aim at returning to God, by doing some forms of prayer, penance, mortification, and almsgiving. Many people offer sacrifices, such as giving up…
Walk by Faith and not by Sight
In the movie Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, in the scene ‘Leap of Faith’, Indiana’s last hope to save his dad, is to drink of the water from the…
The Power of Praying Novenas
A man goes to a Benedictine and asks him if he will pray a novena for his prayer intention. The Benedictine says that he will pray a novena for his…
Prepare to Receive Jesus Christ
Our journey of faith is a constant preparation to receive Jesus Christ every day, and to receive Him when He comes again. The season of Advent is a season of…
Souls in Purgatory
November is the month for the remembrance of the souls of the deceased. The Octave of all Saints is celebrated from 1st November to 8th November. During these 8 days,…
Meditate on God’s Word
Usually when we buy a product, it comes with a user guide or user manual. It provides us instructions on how to use the product, the capabilities of the device,…
Image of God
We look in the mirror to see the reflection of ourselves. When God wants to see His image, He does not look in the mirror, He looks at you and…
Apart from God We can do Nothing
Our journey in life begins with nothing and then ends with nothing. We brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it (1 Tim 6:7,…
Fullness of Joy
Do you struggle to be joyful always? Especially, when things go wrong, or if you are anxious about something? Most people are joyful when everything turns out to be perfect.…
O Magnify the Lord with me
One evening, I was walking with my friend. She is gentle, patient and very brilliant. I complemented her on some of her qualities. She knew my compliments were genuine, and…