"Humility is one of the most difficult virtues both to attain and to ascertain. It lies close upon the heart itself, and its tests are exceedingly delicate and subtle. Its counterfeits abound."                                                                     

                              -Venerable John Henry Newman For Reflection:

Yesterday's Grace Line gave one counterfeit of the virtue of humility. What might be some other counterfeits? (See tomorrow's Grace Line for more counterfeits of humility.)

PRIDE    pg 255

Even the leader of the Apostles was sometimes motivated by false pride.  St. Peter could be humble--he once called himself a "sinful man"--but at the Last Supper, he couldn't admit even the possibility that he might desert His Master.  Peter claimed, "Though they all fall away because of You, I will never fall away";...

Saintly Solutions to Life's Common Problems:  From Anger, Boredom, and Temptation to Gluttony, Gossip, and Greed  

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