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Parable: The Laborers in the Vineyard

August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.  And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle. And he said [...]

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In the Religious Life

August 1, 2007 | 1 Comment

In the religious life
 a man lives more purely,
 falls more rarely,
 rises more promptly,
 walks more circumspectly,
 receives the waters of grace more frequently,
 reposes more securely,
 dies more confidently,
 is cleansed from his faults more quickly,
 and in Heaven receives a more magnificent reward.
- Saint Bernard

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Saint Alphonsus Liguori

August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Alphonsus was born near Naples, Italy, in 1732. He was a hard-working student. He received his degree in law and became a famous lawyer. A mistake he made in court convinced Alphonsus of what he had already thought: he should give up his law practice and become a priest. His father tried to persuade him [...]