“In order to make room for more of God in our life, we need to let go of things that are currently filling our heart and reorder the things that are not ordered properly in Him. The importance of an appropriate detachment from the things of the world-or as they sometimes speak of it, the putting of our lives into the right-is stressed by all the spiritual writers.” WorldNeedsHeartSometimesSpiritualOrderSpeakRoomsOur LivesLetting GoImportanceAppropriateFillingDetachmentStressed Book:The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints Source: The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints
“The hope is that papal calls for a New Pentecost, which go back to St. John XXIII, and papal calls for a New Evangelization, which go back to Vatican II and especially to St. John Paul II, can come together. Pope Francis' vision is to bring together the reality of a New Pentecost with the urgency of a New Evangelization.” RealityTogetherVisionPopeUrgencyPentecostJohn PaulVatican IiJohn Paul Ii Author:Ralph Martin
“It's pretty much what a lot of committed Catholics are making of [Pope Francis]. They're thrilled, they're refreshed, they think it's a breath of fresh air.” ThinkingAirBreathsCatholicCommittedPopeFresh Air Author:Ralph Martin
“Charismatics have seen pictures of Pope Francis when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires praying and asking Protestant pastors to pray for him. His friendship towards the charismatic renewal is there.” PrayingAskingPopePastorRenewalProtestantsCharismaticBuenos Aires Author:Ralph Martin
“What does he [Pope Francis] mean, "Who am I to judge?" People think he's fantastic, but they also wonder how some of these pieces fit.” PeopleThinkingMeanDoeWonderPiecesJudgingFitFantasticPope Author:Ralph Martin
“Whenever people open their hearts to God in some way, the Lord wants to do something good. Even if it just got scheduled randomly for that day, I'm sure [Pope Francis] sees significance in that.” PeopleIfsWayWantHeartLordSignificancePope Author:Ralph Martin
“I think there are a lot of closet charismatics out there. A lot of [clergy] personally have had their vocations saved because of their experience of Christ and the Holy Spirit through the renewal, but they discovered it wasn't cool [to say so out loud] because it was considered fringe. They got the message from the environment not to talk about it very much. I think the time has come for the closet charismatics to come out.” ThinkingSpiritChristEnvironmentHolyMessagesSavedLoudHoly SpiritClosetsVocationRenewalFringeClergy Author:Ralph Martin
“An action of God may be the only thing that can save the Church today.” MayTodayActionChurchChurch Today Author:Ralph Martin
“Worship is an exercise of the Holy Spirit directed primarily to God” SpiritExerciseHolyWorshipHoly Spirit Author:Ralph Martin
“What the spiritual journey is all about is uniting our will with God's will, wanting what He wants, loving what He loves, living a life that in all its aspects honors Him and gives Him glory.” WantGivingSpiritualJourneyHonorGloryAspectGods WillLoving LifeSpiritual JourneyUniting Book:The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints Source: The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints