Gratitude

In his book, No Man Is an Island, the monk and spiritual writer Thomas Merton says: “If we are not grateful to God, we cannot taste the joy of finding him in creation…unless we are grateful for our own existence, we do not know who...

The words to the hymn, “Amazing Grace”, were written by John Newton, a Church of England priest who was ordained in 1764. Long before ordination however, Newton saw service in the Royal Navy, where he gained a reputation for profanity and blasphemy. After deserting the...

While journeying on horseback one day, St Benedict met a peasant walking along the road.  “You've got an easy job,” said the peasant, “Why don’t I become a man of prayer? Then I too would be traveling on horseback.”  “You think praying is easy,” replied the Saint....