Good and Evil Spirits

We must judge of spirits as we judge of men, by their language. Supposing a man receives twenty letters from persons unknown to him; by their style, by the thoughts conveyed in them, and by a multitude of other indications, lie will distinguish those which are written by educated persons from those which come from [...]

The blessing of work

It is through the blessing of work that we forget the thoughts that disturb us, omit bitter affairs.  In serving others, we enrich ourselves. With work, we improve our homes and bring up part of the Earth where Providence put us. Occupying the mind, heart and arms with righteous tasks, we exemplify the true brotherhood [...]

Gratuitous Mediumship

Mediums today – since the Apostles also possessed mediumship – have equally received a faculty gratis from God. This is of being interpreters of the Spirits for the instruction of mankind, to show them the pathway of goodness, conducting them along by means of faith. Not to sell words which do not belong to the [...]

Faith: blind or rationalized?

From the religious point of view faith consists of the belief in the special dogmas which constitute the various religions. All of them have their articles of faith. From this aspect faith may be either blind or rationalized. Blind faith examines nothing and accepts without verification both truth and falsehood, and at each step clashes [...]

Corporeal relationship and spiritual relationship

Blood ties do not necessarily create bonds between Spirits. The body comes from the body. But the Spirit does not proceed from the Spirit, since the Spirit already existed before the formation of the body. The parents do not create the Spirit of the child; they do nothing more than supply the material wrapping, although [...]

Praying not always rescues us from suffering but it certainly gives us strength to face it.

Praying not always rescues us from suffering but it certainly gives us strength to face it. It does not eliminate our daily problems, however, it clears our mind and makes us find better solutions. It does not free us from having to live with difficult people, but it improves our feelings helping us accept them [...]

It is not licit to halt our minds in order to weigh offenses and dellusions.

… It is not licit to halt our minds in order to weigh offenses and delusions. If our opponents thrive to crash us by means of sarcasms that, striking our faces and hearts, make us fall prey to unbearable moral agony, let us pray in their benefit, asking Jesus to bless them and free them [...]