St. Teresa of Avila and G K Chesterton show us what the goal of all writers should be.
St. Teresa of Avila:
-"And
as I think that Your Reverence, and others who are to see this, will do
what, for love of the Lord, I am asking you, I am writing quite freely.
In any other case, I should have great scruples about writing at all,
except to confess my sins."
-"So Your Reverence must take the
responsibility for everything beyond the simple story of my life (since
you have importuned me so earnestly to write some account of the favors
which God grants me in prayer), if it be in accordance with the truths
of our holy Catholic Faith; and if it be not, Your Reverence must burn
it at once -- I am quite willing for you to do that."
-"I will
describe my experiences, so that, if what I write is in accordance with
these truths, it may be of some use to Your Reverence; if it be not, my
soul will be disillusioned, and, if I am not gaining anything myself, as
I trust I am, there will at least be no gain for the devil. The Lord
well knows that, as I shall say later, I have always tried to seek out
those who will enlighten me."
G K Chesterton:
-"The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility."
-"Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all."
-"Don't be "consistent" but be simply true."
-"The
only right way of telling a story is to begin at the beginning--at the
beginning of the world. Therefore all books have to be begun in the
wrong way for the sake of brevity."
Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Mass and the Church as
well as for the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and
the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Catholic Monitor commenter Aqua had this to say to the Vox Cantoris website: Aqua said… Fred, your topic here reminds me of a dust-up, a few days ago, on Vox Cantoris. He asserted that it is our duty as Christians to wear masks to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass if the government tells us we must, or they will close our Churches. My response to him was that I find it inconceivable that an orthodox Catholic, such as himself, would ever submit to unjust dictates from secular government over how we approach Our Lord in Holy Mass. My response to him was that the Mass belongs to Catholics and we decide, within the bounds of Tradition, and in accord with the Word of Jesus, how we conduct ourselves in Holy Mass. Only one authority prevails over Mass and that is our God and the Sacred Tradition given by Him to guide us in all times and places. Understand, there is nothing inherently wrong with wearing a mask to Mass. But there is EVERYTHING wrong with wearing a symbol...
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