Monday, April 29, 2013

St. Catherine of Siena sheds light on the importance of truth and devotion to Christ

BTP#22 St. Catherine of Siena - Passion for Truth: Beginning to Pray w/ Dr. Anthony Lilles � Discerning Hearts Discerning HeartsLILLES: She is an important figure for those who see a rediscovery of prayer as the force of renewal in the Church. Because she put her devotion to Christ first, she found herself with a spiritual mission to help restore the life and unity of Christ’s body. Some of her efforts met with a little success. But as she approached her death at the age of 33, her lifetime of effort in building up the Church seemed to be in vain. Corruption, scandal, cowardice – and most of all indifference – seemed to infect the Church even more.