Wise Words on Wednesday: Who you are

Be always displeased at what you are, if you desire to attain to what you are not
– St. Augustine
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine

Be always displeased at what you are, if you desire to attain to what you are not
– St. Augustine
The word “hypocrite” is used to describe Christians so regularly these days that it’s practically a cliché. What people intend to communicate when they describe Christians in this way is that Christians say one thing and yet do another.
In particular, they object to the fact that Christians say that one should not sin and yet they sin! As a result, some people think that the moniker of “hypocrite” is both justified and appropriate. Unfortunately, that’s not what the word means…

Today it’s a classic hymn attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, recently revitalized by Tenth Avenue North and the ever-wonderful Audrey Assad:
Jesu dulcis memoria
The sweet memory of Jesus
dans vera cordis gaudia
Giving true joy to the heart
sed super mel et omnia
But more than honey and all things
ejus dulcis praesentia.
His sweet presence.
Sis, Jesu, nostrum gaudium,
O Jesus, may you be our joy,
qui es futurus praemium:
You who are our future reward.
sit nostra in te gloria,
May our glory be in you
per cuncta semper saecula.
Throughout all eternity.

Tune in to watch live or watch the maiden voyage of The Catholic Five Talk Show. It’s a great panel of faithful Catholics have an insightful conversation about various and timely aspects of Catholicism and Christian Living relative to our faith and world. Among The Catholic 5 crew there are some names which should be familiar to any reader of this blog:
Katrina R. Fernandez: The Crescat at Patheos Catholic Channel
David L. Gray: DavidLGray.INFO
Joe Heschmeyer: Seminarian and Writer at Shameless Popery
Brantly Callaway Millegan: Founder and Editor of Church POP
Kevin M. Tierney: Associate Editor of Catholic Lane
The topics are going to include the recent Planned Parenthood scandal, Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, as well as the recent SCOTUS ruling. The show will begin in less than three hours:
How open do we have our eyes to other people’s problems?
Is there a third way?

If becoming a Christian is just about changing your culture and language, you may as well become Norwegian
– Milton Jones