Category: Inspiration
All Souls’ Day in Poland
Every soul needs spiritual encouragement. Even those who have died still need our help. With preparation like going to confession, today we can attend Mass and obtain a plenary indulgence to release a soul from Purgatory.
Alfred Cortot – Nocturne in E flat Major, Op. 9 No 2 (Chopin), HMV 1929
Special note from the creator of the video: In the days, when ghosts came back to earth and witches, skeletons, Elm Street Maniacs, bats and Frankensteins are running down the streets all over the Western world, from San Francisco to Berlin, Poland goes totally the opposite direction. These are the days of a thoughtful contemplation and memory by the graves of the family members or friends who are gone. All over the country, in little villages as well as in cities, by the solitary crosses commemorating somebody’s tragedy on the road or in crowded cemeteries, myriads of lamps begin to twinkle and glitter casting, through that wonderful misty air of the early Autumn, a reddish-yellow gleam onto the black sky, which keeps shining over the towns and cities until the dawning. It is the day as teaches the Catholic faith of joy brought by Saint Mary into the purgatory, where the sinners souls are waiting for their turn to join the eternal happiness in Heaven. And it is All Souls Day when many receive final dismissal of their sins. Now, they can take off, spread their wings and fly, singing, into that red-orange gleam of the sky above.
In the video clips are photographs of ancient Polish tombstones, which were miraculously saved through the Soviet rule and are still standing (formerly Polish, since 1945 in Ukraine).
The only real sadness in life is not to become a saint
Once you get that, your whole attitude changes. All Saint’s Day Lights my Way
Scientist Dr. Shinya Yamanaka halts Stem Cell War with Discovery
This story may not make mainstream media but it will be lauded here. This is an amazing ethical breakthrough and moral achievement. Shinya Yamanaka, a scientist at Kyoto University, showed how “induced pluripotent stem cells” could be derived from adult cells and substituted for embryonic stem cells. Recently this ground breaking discovery earned him a Nobel Prize, shared with British scientist John Gurdon.
Dr. Yamanaka lights the way. Thank you!
Read complete story here.
Random Act of Kindness
A villager carrying stranded kittens to dry land during floods in Cuttack City, India.
Mission: Saving Souls
“Perseverance is like the stone cutter”
Shared Story from Luis
Perseverance is like the stone cutter. When he strikes the stone, the 100 first strikes don’t make a dent. But the 101st strike breaks it in two and we see that it wasn’t the 101st strike that destroyed the rock but all the effort combined. If we think logically, we have to reach our goals for they are constant and we aren’t. We keep growing. Dreams are like targets. All we have to do is keep firing, one will hit eventually.
Luis, Thanks for Lighting the Way!
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Children Beam Light, Leading the Way
Thinksimplenow.com is one of the most inspiring blogs I know.
Recently they posted a column about how children live in the now and find joy in everything naturally. Learn 10 life lessens from children…Check it out here.
Recite the Rosary
When I do, it speaks to my soul, converses with the universe, blesses us.
Random Acts of Kindness
Real stories about real people:
17-year-old Meghan Vogel was in last place in the 3,200-meter run when she caught up to competitor Arden McMath, whose body was giving out. Instead of running past her to avoid the last-place finish, Vogel put McMath’s arm around her shoulders, carried her 30 meters, and then pushed her over the finish line before crossing it.
