Passion – Timothy Ed Moore

Why is Thomas a’Kempis Feast Day July 25th? Maybe July 26th? Maybe May 3? Or how about October 9th? Do I add or subtract 10 days to this?

Tim Moore July 26, 2021

On the Feast Day of St. James the Less, 1471, Thomas a’Kempis (a.k.a. Thomas Hemerken) died at the monastery of Mount St. Agnes. He was 92. Thomas was born in what is now Kempen, Germany, County of Cleves ca. 1380….
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Bible, Biography, Canons Regular, Chronicles of Mount St. Agnes, death, Feast Day, Floretius Radewyns, Imitation of Christ, Mt St Agnes, Passion, Reliquary, Scripture, Thomas a'Kempis, Timeline

Too Much Of A Good Thing? Well…

Tim Moore March 6, 2021

Too Much Of A Good Thing? Well… Thomas a’Kempis tells us an obvious truth: We need more than bread – we need God’s presence, His Word, in our lives. If we eat too much, we will get indigestion; if we…
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Book 1, Chapter 6, Desire, detachment, Heart, Holy Spirit, Passion, Peace

carnality, chastity, desire, flesh, fruit of the spirit, goodness, humility, joy, love, modesty, patience, peace, peace of the heart, resisting passion, restless, self-control, self-indulgent, Temptation, understanding, yeild

Instability of the Heart, and of Directing the Aim Towards God.

Tim Moore October 17, 2019

Book 3, Chapter 33: Of Instability of the Heart, and of Directing the Aim Towards God. Chapter Focus: We cannot trust our emotions to lead us. Our feelings can easily misdirect our focus. The wise disciple stays the course, aiming…
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Book 3, Chapter 33, emotions, intent, Passion, physical, pleasure, Wisdom