Clothed in Virtue

October 31st, 2021 The Feast of Christ the King Read Quas Primas.  More than  ever we need to hear these words. Quas Primas: Reminds bishops of the evils in the world and their cause: they have thrust Jesus Christ and His laws out of their lives. This is still manifest today. Christ is meant to be king here on earth, firstly because he is God —he has a right to rule creation Christ is not only king by nature, but by conquest. He conquered sin. My kingdom is not of this world — He did not come to establish an earthly kingdom like all the others. Enter the kingdom by faith and baptism: opposed to the kingdom of Satan. To belong to Christs kingdom is to carry the cross because it is the mode of salvation. We must imitate Christ Purchased the Church with his own blood. Christ is king as priest and victim; the one who offers the sacrifice as well as the one who is offered as sacrifice. To be part of his kingdom we must offer ourselves too Reverence Christ as king of kings All autho...

A successful life is one that achieves its purpose. Happiness is not pleasure. Pleasure is on the level of the senses — something that feels good when the senses are appeased. Pleasure is when our appetites are satisfied. It’s in the emotion. It’s not permanent, it does not last.  Happiness is in the will — it is a good that we achieve. It’s something that is lasting and cannot be taken away. This is why we can be happy amidst our suffering because when we do God’s will, we are achieving our end (our purpose). “Happiness” that the word pushes upon us is really just pleasure — seeking instant gratification and calling that happiness. But that’s not real happiness. Happiness comes from virtue, not through pleasure-seeking. A majority of millionaires in the world are not truly happy. They seek more and more because they are never satisfied You can be happy without having your senses appeased. Many of the saints had nothing and yet were still happy. Often times the poor are more dispos...