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03/30/2023 – See also: “How to be Holy” by Peter Kreeft book review category. Once again: “We can’t lose, because God can’t lose! Insofar as we believe that identity, we will love His will as we love our own. We will then fully embrace it and become holy.”


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The Perfection of Shalom

Thursday, March 30, 2023 Messiah said, “Be ye perfect.” The word for Perfect in Hebrew is Shalom. It not only means perfect, but complete. To become perfect …

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03/25/2023 – Chapter 22 Discussion – “Peace” // “Because He has made us for Himself, therefore our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.” St. Augustine – “Confessions”- written 397 A.D. – 400 A.D.


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Recounted are the 3 stages of life:

Restlessness of the heart that has not yet found God.Post-conversion peace, the peace the world cannot give. (Romans 8:28)Perfect heavenly peace

“We cannot enjoy true …

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03/16/2023 – Chapter 21 Discussion – “The Future”


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I would like to share two short excerpts from this four page chapter:

“God has told us the most important thing we can possibly know about our future. He has …

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02/15/2023 – Fr. Jean Pierre de Caussade’s Prayer for the Blessed State of Self-Abandonment


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“O My God! When will it please thee to grant me to the favour of living always in that union of my will with thy heavenly will? Where …

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02/15/2023 – Chapter 20 – “When to Find God: The Sacrament of the Present Moment.”


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An excerpt:

I would like to share the last paragraph on pg #101 with the wrap up paragraphs of this chapter 20:

“Buddha argued that desire always causes suffering because …

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02/02/2023 – “Self government is our right, a thing born in us at birth, thing no more to be doled out to us, or withheld from us, by another people than the right to life itself…” Roger Casement


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The quote is taken from Dennis Miller’s book: “TEXIT: How Texas Will Leave the Union”, Chapter eight: “The Future Republic of Texas.” You can order the …

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02/02/2023 – “The faithful love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who reverence Him.”


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It has been awhile, but this again is pulled from a favorite daily devotional book: “The Book of Mysteries” by Jonathan Cahn. (ISBN reference: 978-1-62998-942-6). You can …

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01/25/2023 – Chapter 18 Discussion: “Love is All You Need.” / 1). “God is love.” and, 2) “God is simple.” – (say what? – See attached link)


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“As Kierkegaard say in his lovely book title, “purity of heart is to will one thing.” – pg. #93 (which further connects to …

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01/17/2023 – Chapter 17 Discussion: “Unselfconciousness”, God’s pathway to eternal joy.


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The concluding sentence of this chapter: ” ‘Thy will be done’ is what faith hope and love look like. That is also the secret of joy.”

A quick review …

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01/08/2022 – Chapter 16 Discussion: “Faith , Hope and Love Are only One Thing”


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Great Christian books are similar to the Bible in that what you highlight for a particular section would change each time you read that section.

But for this chapter, here is …

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