The parable of the seed and the sower is one that we have often heard, and it is very useful for meditation from time to time to see where we are in the spiritual life. How receptive are you to God's word? — Read on http://www.catholic365.com/article/41783/what-kind-of-soil.html

Mortifying, or denying, ourselves in our daily lives helps us to curbs our passions and desires so that we learn to exchange our own wills for God's will and make the necessary room in our hearts to love Him alone. — Read on http://www.catholic365.com/article/41741/on-interior-mortification.html

At his ordination, the hands of a priest are consecrated for the sacred task of handling the Body of Christ. This consecration means that the priest specifically has been given the right to touch Our Lord and that this privilege is not intended for everyone. — Read on http://www.catholic365.com/article/41663/the-consecrated-hands-of-a-priest.html