Devotion To St. Michael Part I
Devotion to St. Michael the Archangel -- How Did it Begin? Part I Of A Talk Given By Fr. Ermatinger St Stanislaus' Sursum Corda Young Adults Group Part I Outline Hospitality of Abraham, Andrei Rublev, 1411 Opening Prayers -- 0:00-0:41 Angelology In the '90s -- New Age Spirituality 0:41-1:54 Sources of Catholic Angelology -- 1:54-2:50 Where Did Devotion to St. Michael Come From? -- 2:50-4:25 Creeds as Windows Into Development Through Conflict -- [...]
St. Augustine, How Do Our Prayers Please God?
Question 043 What makes our praise so pleasing to God? Would you sing a psalm? Then do not sound God’s praises with voice alone, but put your works in harmony with your voice… “Let your praises be pleasing to our God.” How? By praising him with the goodness of our lives. Take heed of that and then your praise will be pleasing to him…If praise in the mouth of a sinner is unseemly, then it [...]
St. Augustine, Do Our Prayers Manipulate God?
Question 042 Does this mean that we manipulate God through our charming praise? God should be loved and praised gratuitously. What does ‘gratuitous’ mean?’ It means praising him for his own sake, and not for the sake of something else. For if you were to praise God that he might give you something else, you cease to love God freely. You would cringe if your wife loved you for your money… from St. Augustine Answers [...]