Forgotten Truths - Saints & Heroes
6 Ways to Live a Good Life and Reach Eternal Happiness by Saint John Bosco
Prescription #1: Give God the greatest possible glory and honor Him with your whole soul.
The Health of the Body May Depend Upon the Health of the Soul
In his life of Saint Catherine of Siena, her confessor, Saint Raymond of Capua, narrates that after her arrival in Pisa she became the guest of a certain Gherardo de' Buonconti. One day her host brought to her attention a young man of about twenty years of age, for whose good health he implored her prayers.
“Subtle Snare of the Evil One”
There are those who imagine they are slighting the Son by honoring the Mother. They fear that by exalting Mary they are belittling Jesus. They cannot bear to see people giving to Our Lady the praises due to her and which the Fathers of the Church have lavished upon her.