12 Nov
On Being Holy
If you wish to achieve true sanctity, keep these commandments.
- Spend time in solitude with God. Search yourself and find out your faults. Strive for perfection, and remain in awe of your own being, and that of the world around you.
- Avoid people who are worldly, and stay far away from folks obsessed with negativity. Keep company only with persons who are genuinely spiritual.
- Read the writings of great men, such as the Church Fathers. Meditate on the deeds of the Saints daily, imploring their constant intercession.
- Live simply, praying, fasting, and focusing on your salvation and the salvation of those near you. Witness to Christ always, but do so with a spirit of gentleness that shuns excessive apologetics.
- If you ever encounter something that seems false, do not be troubled by it; put it aside and think only of what is good, beautiful, and true.
Do all these things, and you will know the glory of Christ and his love.
Is there no one whose vocation is to politics?
November 12th, 2008 at 7:28 pmMary, good question.
If understood in the sense of factions, agenda-driving, and moral compromise, then no, no one has a vocation in politics.
If understood in the sense of mutual cooperation with others in order to ensure the common good, then yes, everyone has a vocation in politics.
When someone is political, I mean that they are divisive and overly concerned about the affairs of this world.
I’m talking about the woman with pictures of Palin plastered on her refrigerator and dumb “lipstick on a pig” placards everywhere. I’m talking about the man who dresses exactly like Obama and recites phrases from the “Audacity of Hope” like mantras.
And these folks are more common than I ever imagined.
November 13th, 2008 at 4:10 pmMary, I will change the wording of my post to clarify what I mean.
November 14th, 2008 at 9:49 am