The Dopey Sixties
SJST I will say something here that will demonstrate just how far out of sync I am with modern, mainstream America. My guess is that few people will agree with the following, but I shall say it anyhow....
View ArticleThe Ladies Tree
SJST When I look out the window pane each day at three to stare Or rest my elbows on the sill each morn to breathe the air Sometimes, more now than then, in solitude and thought I see Delightful sights...
View Article“Will you follow where I lead?” Joan of Arc
SJST True religion makes for a true person. True religion makes real men of males and real women of females. True religion is the Catholic Church. The following exhortation from Paul to Timothy is most...
View Article“Je ne suis rien mais un accent” (I am nothing but an accent)
SJST “Sainte Jeanne et Sainte Thérèse – Ensemble elles sont la couleur la plus belle en les cieux. Je ne suis rien mais un accent.” “St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Together they are the most beautiful...
View ArticleSpiritual Lessons from a Crusading Holy Roman Emperor
SJST Visit my home site, Le Royaume! “You endure these (trials) as an expression of God’s just judgment, in order to be found worthy of his Kingdom – it is for his kingdom you suffer…” ~ St. Paul to...
View ArticleG.K. Chesterton – The Lamp-post
“Suppose that a great commotion arises in the street about something, let us say a lamp-post, which many influential persons desire to tear down. A grey-clad monk, who is the spirit of the Middle Ages,...
View ArticleOn the proper worship of the Saints
SJST La Fontaine: “When these saints came to you, did you make them a reverence by bending the knee or bowing?” Joan of Arc: “Yes, and as much as I could I made them my reverence, for I know well …...
View Article“I had the will to believe it”– On my devotion to St. Joan and St. Thérèse
SJST Question: What sort of help say you that this voice has brought you for the salvation of your soul? Joan: It has taught me to conduct myself well, to go habitually to church… Question: Have you...
View ArticleOn my devotion to St. Joan and St. Thérèse
SJST “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (Heb 10:31) (Douay-Rheims) The great day of July 17, 2006 will forever be indelibly branded on my soul. More than that even, it is...
View Article“Testament for Love” How devotion to St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse can...
SJST How is it that the saints help us on our journey of faith? Why is our devotion to and veneration of the saints so important in God’s plan for our salvation? What does it mean that the saints “lead...
View ArticlePearl of Great Price, Mont Saint-Michel
SJST Mystical pearl, Mont Saint-Michel Pearl of great price, Mont Saint-Michel Kingdom of God, a seed profound Set deeply where our spirit dwells In youth, I climbed her steep terrain Ascending towers,...
View ArticleOn my devotion to the French Monarchy, St. Joan, and St. Thérèse
SJST “Apprenez, mon fils, que le Royaume des Francs est prédestiné par Dieu, à la défense de la Sainte Eglise Romaine qui est la seule véritable Eglise du Christ. Ce Royaume sera un jour le plus grand...
View ArticleThe Melody – Just a simple poem for my friends
Filed under: General Catholic Videos Tagged: Friendship, Spiritual Poetry, Spirituality
View ArticleMore on my devotion to St. Joan and St. Thérèse
SJST (Note: This was originally posted as the “About SJST” page) “C’est pour cela que je fus nais.” (“It was for this that I was born.”) – St. Joan of Arc “For whom would heaven be, if not for you?” …...
View ArticleBecome a Knight of the Dove (St. Joan) and Rose (St. Thérèse)!
SJST Become a Knight of the Dove and Rose and join us on Facebook. Share this video with friends. “To Jesus through Mary in the friendship and sisterly care of Sts. Joan and Thérèse!”Filed under: St....
View ArticleSt. Therese and suffering
Anyone who knows the story of Saint Therese knows she had a childlike trust in God. Through her entire life she had a great confidence in Him. Everything about the way she lived reflected that trust....
View ArticlePedagogy 1 on the Dove and Rose Devotion (St. Joan and St. Thérèse)
SJST The teaching of the Trinitarian God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, through total consecration to the Virgin Mary, and in the friendship and sisterly care of Sts. Joan and Thérèse (here called The...
View ArticlePedagogy 2 on the Dove and Rose Devotion (St. Joan and St. Thérèse)
SJST The point making up the second pedagogical methodology of the Dove and Rose (St. Joan and St. Thérèse) devotion is: “Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, and through the Immaculate Heart of Mary...
View ArticlePedagogy 4 on the Dove and Rose Devotion (St. Joan and St. Thérèse)
SJST The final points making up the fourth, and last, pedagogical methodology of the Dove and Rose (St. Joan and St. Thérèse) devotion are: “We grow increasingly and lovingly in union of heart, soul,...
View ArticleNew book! New blog! Fleur-Darc!
Fleur-Darc (A new book that is a one volume compilation of all five of his self-published books, and a new blog, by S.T. Martin. Written and administered under his real name. Curious? Drop by...
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