I believe that we are “called to holiness” by God out of love. If we truly respond to this call, we begin to understand that our personal “salvation” is what transpires. So, it would seem that personal salvation is somehow … Continue reading
Category Archives: Called To Holiness
The call to holiness is a call to personal salvation! The problem is that, while we have all heard these words, we are not really sure what they mean. They appear to be two words that are intimately connected. When … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I suggested that there are several very important questions that we, in my estimation, must attempt to answer if we wish to respond to the call that God is giving to us to … Continue reading
A real part of the call to holiness is a call to our personal recognition of God sharing His life with us. The call to holiness is a call to a deeper awareness and belief in the revelation that God … Continue reading
During these winter feasts we hear the call to holiness truly expressed by the call to embrace personal transformation and to do all in our power to become more like Jesus – to grow in our likeness of God. Jesus … Continue reading
As we celebrate the great mystery of God’s Incarnation as a human, we are reminded that the call to holiness is a call to take time and reflect upon the great revelation that God as made to us about human … Continue reading
It is only after a person has truly developed a real habit of prayer, can he then begin to develop a habit of mind, that is a Jesus way of thinking about and reacting to life events. A habit of … Continue reading
All of the Fathers of the Church who wrote about developing a prayer life, tell us that it is important to develop a “habit” of prayer. In order to develop this habit, we must think about making our time for … Continue reading
I am sure that everyone and anyone who attends church services has a real awareness that PRAYER is an essential part of the call to holiness and an important ingredient in any attempt at personal transformation or change. Prayer helps … Continue reading
Since the call to holiness is, in reality, a real call to personal change, I believe it is absolutely imperative that we develop a unique, personalized strategy to cooperate with God in the actual accomplishment of this task. There is … Continue reading