Category: Detatchment
If we want to follow Christ closely, our heart must be free
Whenever a created good begins to draw us away from Christ, it has ceased to occupy its proper place
Mary and Joseph possessed very little that night, but they were about to receive the greatest treasure imaginable.
We must remain masters of the things we possess rather than allowing them to master us.
"The Communion of Saints unites the faithful across heaven, purgatory, and earth through prayer and Mass."
The virtue of poverty consists in living with our heart in God, and therefore detached from material things.
Christian materialism, instead of making us despise consumer goods, should move us to take good care of the material wealth that we possess.