Ten Minutes a Day to Heaven

by Arendzen, J. P.

• ISBN13: 9781928832751
• ISBN10: 192883275X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Sophia Inst Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Part One: Center your life on God
Commend your journey to Heaven to God's care	5	(4)
Recognize who God is and who you are	9	(4)
Understand the greatness God has bestowed on you	13	(4)
Revere the name of Jesus	17	(4)
Preserve God's gift of sanctifying grace	21	(4)
Respond promptly to the graces God gives you each day	25	(4)
Do God's will as He reveals it to you	29	(4)
Be faithful in little things	33	(4)
Use the gifts and talents God has given you	37	(4)
Use your gifts and possessions for God's glory	41	(4)
Let the Holy Spirit sanctify all you do	45	(4)
Remember that only God can satisfy you	49	(6)
Part Two: Cultivate your spiritual life
Develop your inner life	55	(4)
Learn to overcome common obstacles to prayer	59	(4)
Pray even for small things	63	(4)
Seek continual spiritual renewal	67	(4)
Let the Holy Spirit assist and console you	71	(6)
Part Three: Live your Faith
Find peace and joy in your Faith	77	(4)
Conform your actions to your Faith	81	(4)
Form your political views according to your Faith	85	(4)
Beware of false prophets	89	(6)
Do not be deceived by flattery	95	(4)
Do not seek worldly honor	99	(6)
Part Four: Practice virtue
Put on our Lord Jesus Christ	105	(4)
Conduct yourself as a child of God	109	(4)
Pattern your heart on Christ's	113	(4)
Strive to live the Beatitudes	117	(4)
Be cheerful	121	(6)
Part Five: Fight sin
Form your conscience	127	(4)
Do not make excuses for your sins	131	(4)
Avoid occasions of sin	135	(4)
Remember that God sees all that you do	139	(4)
Atone for your sins	143	(4)
Practice self-denial	147	(4)
Imitate the repentance of Peter and Paul	151	(2)
Be deeply sorry for your sins	153	(6)
Part Six: Sanctify your home
Invite Jesus and Mary into your marriage	159	(4)
Be charitable toward your family	163	(4)
Make the Faith part of your family life	167	(4)
Form your children's character	171	(4)
Train your children in virtue	175	(2)
Foster in your children a devotion to the Savior	177	(4)
Pray for your children	181	(6)
Part Seven: Love your neighbor
Guard your thoughts	187	(4)
Control your speech	191	(4)
Avoid judging others	195	(4)
Avoid speaking ill of others	199	(4)
Avoid boasting and seeking praise	203	(4)
Forgive others	207	(4)
Be willing to work with others	211	(4)
Lead others to Christ	215	(4)
Pray for the conversion of unbelievers	219	(6)
Part Eight: Grow holier through the sacraments
Participate in the Mass	225	(4)
Preserve the grace you received in Baptism	229	(4)
Adore the Trinity in the Blessed Sacrament	233	(4)
Let your confession make you holier	237	(6)
Part Nine: Keep your gaze fixed on Heaven
Be confident that the mighty God protects you	243	(4)
Know that Christ is always with you	247	(4)
Receive the help God sends you through His angels	251	(4)
Believe that good will triumph	255	(4)
Remember that you will die	259	(4)
Persevere on your journey to Heaven	263	(4)
Look to Mary in glory	267	(4)
Contemplate Heaven	271	(4)
Biographical Note	275
J. P. Arendzen