Bits of the Gospel

Is there a wasted love, I mean, love given in vain? When two people love each other, nothing matters anymore [love does]. They proclaim by their being, that love is everything. Is there something like, like a wasted love? What then is love, that it can't be wasted? Gold and diamond can, because contigent. But love, like life, begets itself. To love is to multiply love, to hate is to substract love [but where love is not, love flows to occupy there]. Is there then, something like wasted love? I mean, can love be given in vain?

The Cottolengo Family present in the world is growing steadily. From the original inspiration of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo to the current presence in the world, the growth is both consoling and invigorating. It is consoling for a number of reasons. First, the vision of the founder was to bring up a family that is involved full-time with consoling the poorest. secondly, to be involved in big numbers in furthering the charism of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo is surely a way of building the Kingdom of God, the very mission of Christ Jesus Himself. Thirdly, the advancement in technology and the many development signs have not decreased the number of poor brothers and sisters in the world. Actually, poverty stings more and more. The growth is invigorating because the more devoted Christians [lay, religious and priest]are involved in this noble mission, the more others are attracted to it. All as if to fulfill what the Lord Jesus himself said, "Seeing your love they will say, ...

Stay with me, Lord Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have      You present so that I do not forget You.      You know how easily I abandon You. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak      and I need Your strength,      that I may not fall so often. Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life,      and without You, I am without fervor. Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light,      and without You, I am in darkness. Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will. Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice      and follow You. Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You      very much, and always be in Your company.    Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You. ...

Where love is active, sin is absent. Sin consists in a [a] failure to love, [b] in not loving sufficiently, [c] in loving badly. It is possible for you to love all men, for love does not mean mere feeling but above all willing. It means to will the good of others, of all others without conditions. Yet, you may say to yourself, I loathe so and so. I simply can’t stand him. Well, you need not give up. Feelings of antipathy are instinctive. See your feelings for what they are. It is no point trying to pretend you feel differently that you really do. Accept your instinctive reaction as a clear indication that you are human and so you have weaknesses. Then, seek out the good in the other person. Try with all your will to wish him good. Intelligence must hold the upper hand if you are to beat your antipathy. To love is actually to do. What you do to onother shows that you love him or hate him. You can harbor feelings of repugnance and still afford a ...