How Does a Good Conscience Bring Joy?
Book 2, CHAPTER 6: The Joy of a Good Conscience Comment: A good conscience brings joy on many levels – one that comes to mind is that you don’t have to remember lies or excuses that you told to cover…
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Thomas a’Kempis
Is Cleaning Inside the Pot Worth It?
Book 2: Admonitions Concerning Interior Things. “I Am the Truth” Jn 14:6. Book 2, CHAPTER 1: The Inward Life Comment: Thomas spends a great deal of time in each of his books telling us that we need to keep working…
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Why Isn’t Thomas a’Kempis a Saint of the Catholic Church?
Saint of the Church? I’m often asked whether or not Thomas is a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. In short, he is not. There are several reasons for this, some based upon the tenants of the Church. Others are…
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Who Am I in the Sight of Almighty God?
Thomas A’Kempis takes on the difficult question of how we can consider what we really are in the sight of Almighty God. In this Chapter, 7, of Book 3, the disciple makes a confession to Christ. The confession is one of…
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