The wisdom of spiritual direction: postmodern Christians

February 28Be cautious to never talk to others, except for its director and confessor, of those things that the good God will favor. Always directed all his actions to the glory of God, exactly as you want the apostle: "Whether you eat, and drink, and whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." Are renewed this holy intention to time. Examine the end of each action; and if they discover any imperfection not be troubled by it; but ashamed and humble yourselves before God's goodness; apologize to the Lord and Pray to the preserve of such failure in the future.Give up all vanity in his clothes, because the Lord allows these souls falls in these vanities.Women seeking vanities dresses, can never put on the life of Jesus Christ and lose the ornaments of the soul as soon as this idol enters into their hearts. Her dress is, as Paul wants, decent and modestly decorated; but sewn skins, without gold, without pearls, precious garments without sounding wealth and luxury.

(August 2, 1913, Father Augustine of San Marcos in Lamis - Ep. I, p 396.)
Today, those who call ourselves Christians of the century, or postmodern Christians think that everything we have, everything we have for our efforts, by our dedication, intelligence and wisdom. When we have reached such a degree that the self we manifest our constant attitudes are very poor Christian name we have gained from our baptism. We have endeavored to take God out of our lives and our history, we have set away from us and make our life independent of God but unfortunately dependent on other things that do us good, humiliate us, kill us, belittle us but we are so "happy", that's what we say, we argue. When we are left with this sad reality then we run haste in seeking psychologists, psychiatrists. We want everything right when you really can not be any good because God is not part of one's life. And when we no longer find the door then yes we answer to everything that passes, we want and demand explanations from whom we have not even met. We question the existence of God, the image that we have of him and end the blame for what happens to us. How terrible!When people today discover the profound importance of not being guided only by cheap sentiments when advocating not seek the easy god and cover holes. When you dare to live a radical follow then things will be different. The sun will shine in your life and God's grace will be present in your story. To make this a reality in your life it is necessary that you realize that there are things that can go preaching or discussing with everyone but you must find that person that God has placed in your path as a spiritual director and confessor to I can guide your steps along the path of peace. God is always ready to meet your needs, is eager to share his love, His mercy, His faithfulness. Only God can answer all your questions, all your sufferings and all your troubles. Trust Him. Look for a spiritual director to lead you down the path of God, not where you want to go. Your confessor can truly take the path of conversion and not someone who gives you by your side. Spiritual direction and confession are tools to reach the fullness of life, to go to the encounter with Jesus Christ who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Both the confessor and spiritual director are the person God has placed in the world that favors the humble, simple, passionate and pure state of your soul that is the pure temple of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Universal Call to Holiness

February 23

The pride is an enemy that lurks especially souls who are consecrated to the Lord and who have surrendered to the spiritual life; and, therefore, may be called, rightly, ringworm of the soul that tends to perfection. It has been rightly called the saints rottenness of holiness.Our Lord, to show how greatly the pride is contrary to perfection, what makes this rebuke did the apostles, when he saw them full of complacency and pride, because demons obeyed the orders they gave them " However, do not rejoice that the spirits are subject. "And to eradicate completely from their minds the sad effects of this cursed vice, often get insinuate itself into the hearts, frightens putting before him the example of Lucifer, precipitate from above by the vain complacency in which he lost to greatness to which God had exalted him, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning."This vice be feared even more because there is a contrary virtue to combat it. Indeed, every vice has its remedy and the opposite virtue; banishes anger with gentleness; envy with charity; pride with humility; etc. Only vainglory no anti virtue to be fought. She creeps into the holiest acts; and, even in the same humility, if you are not careful, she stands with pride his shop.

(August 2, 1913, Father Augustine of San Marcos in Lamis - Ep. I, p 396.)

The Second Vatican Council reminds us of something that is apparently new, yet it is the most genuine, most exquisite, the most essential of every Christian Holiness. We are all called to open ourselves to God's grace and exercise ourselves in the way of holiness. All, like the shepherds, the souls entrusted to them. The universal call to holiness comes as a reminder that we are children of God. We do not own anything we have not received, that all that belongs to us are our vices and sins and the only thing we should be rejoicing in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is easy to say and hard to live because you risk the danger of wrapping under a halo of virtue the meanest intentions of the heart, where if you are not careful, alert to the conscientiousness and we're leaving alagar by others, and thinking we are the best, and everything we do, even the name of the Gospel we do well, and no one can do better than "I" ... How dangerous is it. A deep examination of conscience is needed. An urgent conversion is necessary. To discover that God is the one who will performing his work of salvation in ourselves and in others. Therefore, in this holy season of Lent we are able to find ourselves, with our inner demons, take them out, let God eject and open to the grace of a new life.