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Today, we highlight Saint Thomas Aquinas' five remedies for sadness. Aquinas identifies four types of sorrow—pity, anxiety, envy, and torpor—and offers practical, counter-cultural solutions. These remedies include indulging in pleasures, allowing oneself to cry, sharing sorrows with friends, contemplating truth, and rest- emphasizing the timelessness and relevance of Aquinas's wisdom for overcoming sadness in every stage of life.

Support us @ BuyMeaCoffee.com/OurFiat Today, on 'Our Fiat' we explore Dr. J. Vernon McGee's writings about what Jesus' teaches about prayer. McGee uses four parables from Luke's Gospel to illustrate different aspects of prayer: the unjust judge parable, the persistent friend parable, the parable of fatherhood, and the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. These parables illustrate the importance of persistent faith, God's willingness to answer prayers, and the humility required for genuine prayer, urging us to understand prayer as a vital aspect of a relationship with a loving and merciful God, rather than a mere religious ritual.

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Today, on 'Our Fiat', we explore the seven "I Am" statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. These statements, drawing parallels to elements of Jewish history and culture, such as manna and shepherding, are linked to specific miracles and used to illustrate Jesus's role as provider of spiritual nourishment, light, guide, and source of life and resurrection. This encourages reflection on these metaphors, proposing daily meditations connecting each "I Am" statement to personal experience and spiritual growth.