“What is Man? What is a Bubble? They are alike Nothing.” Thus Johann Gerhard introduces his Meditation 34 on “The Cultivation of True Humility.” Here’s the first part of that meditation. Source: Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, pages 192-193. http://media.blubrry.com/sacredmeditations/sacredmeditations.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JGSM029-Cultivating-True-Humility-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS …
Johann Gerhard has been leading us to find consolation at the death of loved ones and friends. As St. Paul wrote, to live is Christ and to die is gain. While death is truly our fiercest enemy, Jesus’ death and resurrection has made it a “port of safety.” Life in …
We pray to God who sent His Son into this world to destroy the works of the devil, and we ask Him to make us pure as He is pure, so that we may be made like Him when He comes again. Collect for Proper 27 (the Sunday closest to …
Can nature show us anything about God’s will for our loved ones or friends when they die? Today Johann Gerhard—in his meditation …
How can we find consolation and comfort when a loved one or friend has died? In today’s meditation, Johann Gerhard reminds us …
God has knit together His elect people into one communion in the mystical body of His Son Jesus Christ. We pray that …
As Election Day 2020 in the United States nears, we pray God to guide the people of our land as they vote. …
Johann Gerhard continues to spark our desire for eternal life, this time by comparing that blessed life with what we know now. …
Today we remember and thank our Lord for Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles. As they were faithful and zealous in their …
In Meditation 46, Johann Gerhard kindles our desire for eternal life by proclaiming that God is our true happiness and security and …
