Alone on the Queen Elizabeth, 1948
Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Friday, April 29, 2016
18. THE AWARD OF THE JUDGE
Monday, April 25, 2016
17. SPECULATIONS ON THE SIN OF THE ANGELS
Writer Dashiell Hammett, Hollywood, CA, USA, 1937
Photo by Paul Dorsey
Men delight in any excellence, natural or inherited, which they possess, and turn God's gift into a source of continual offence against Him and men. They give themselves full credit for it, and never refer it to its giver or use it for His glory. They worship themselves by reason of it and not God. (Continue Below)
Sunday, April 24, 2016
16. THE SIN OF THE ANGELS
High school drop outs hanging out, New York City, 1960
Photo by Paul Schutzer
Pride is the destruction of all virtue; it is an abomination before God. It attacks all, and its work is secret, swift and fatal. Guard carefully against it. (Continue Below)
Saturday, April 23, 2016
15. THE TRIAL AND CONFLICT OF THE ANGELS
Cub Scouts Camp, USA, 1957
Photo by Yale Joel
"There was a great battle in heaven" (Apoc. xii.7). Such is the universal law of life.
This struggle must have been gigantic and fearful, carried on as it was between forces full of such immense energies; it was the first engagement of the great war in which we are now involved. It is not sufficient for you to choose good and do it quietly; you must further fight the good fight for it. Because of this many fail. Trust in the force of Right and Truth, and in their ultimate victory; but remember that the victory depends on your exertions and will cost dearly.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
14. THE THIRD HIERARCHY
Sweeping manure for fertilisation, Deleitosa, Spain, 1950.
Photo by W. Eugene Smith
The virtues that most strike us in them are their humility in undertaking lowly tasks, such as the guardianship of vile beings so inferior to themselves; their contentment with such duties; their devotion towards their Master, which makes them feel that nothing done for His sake can be ignoble; and the perfection and exactness with which they carry out His smallest commands. How pleasing to God is such service, and how glorious. Endeavour to serve Him in the same spirit.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
13. THE SECOND HIERARCHY
Photo by Mark Kauffman
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the land" (Matt. v. 4). It is exhibited notably in the Church, which is always oppressed and always victorious; which does not take the sword of the flesh for her defense, and therefore cannot perish by the sword; and which finds that the blood of her martyrs is the seed of abounding harvests.
Quiet effort united with prayer is the most efficient and lasting force.
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Monday, April 18, 2016
12. THE FIRST HIERARCHY
Detroit Catholic Pre-Schools, 1964.
Photo by Robert W. Kelley
God sums up all His perfections for us in His love; and He desires above all things our love in return. Join yourself with the Seraphim, and ask them to bring a burning coal from the celestial altar to enkindle your frozen heart.
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Saturday, April 16, 2016
11. THE SPECIAL ENDOWMENTS OF THE ANGELS
Men's Jesuit Retreat, California woods, 1953.
Photo by Margaret Bourke-White
The angels are arranged in different orders and choirs, and this involves differences of dignity, activity and glory. Be content with God's arrangements for you, and strive to do the best with such graces as you have.
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