Timothy Ed Moore

Which Wins? Pride vs Humility?

Tim Moore February 21, 2023

In Book 1, Chapter 7: Fleeing from vain hope and pride, Thomas a’Kempis offers us a simple warning and a promise: if we put our faith in anyone or anything other than God, we face futility. However, God honors our…
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Book 1, chapter 7, Humility, Pride, Samson, Timeline

betterment, boasting, Book 1, Chapter 7, cleverness, fear, friends, good works, grace, humility, judgment, power, pride, trust, wealth

How Familiar is this to You? Flattery, Intimacy, and Imitation.

Tim Moore February 16, 2022

How Familiar is this to You? Flattery, Intimacy, and Imitation Book 1: Chapter 8. Shunning Too Much Familiarity Chapter Focus: Thomas discusses familiarity in the sense of being overly familiar in situations that are better avoided. It’s that notion of…
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Book 1, Chapter 8, Familiarity, Friendship, Timeline, Wisdom

familiarity, flattery, intimacy, virtuous

Is There a Secret to True Peace of Heart?

Tim Moore September 9, 2021

The Secret of True Peace of Heart and True Progress. Chapter Focus: The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus recently takes place on January 3rd. St. Bernardine of Siena, instituted, promoted, and preached about the IHS icon, which represents…
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Book 3, chapter 25, Face of Christ, God's Will, Humility, Name, Patience, Peace, Progress, Psalms, Secret, suffering, Thomas a'Kempis, Timeline, tribulation, Uncategorized

"Thomas a'Kempis", balance, bravery, God's Will, humility, Justice, peace, progress

Why is Thomas a’Kempis Feast Day July 25th? Maybe July 26th? Maybe May 3? Or how about October 9th? Do I add or subtract 10 days to this?

Tim Moore July 26, 2021

On the Feast Day of St. James the Less, 1471, Thomas a’Kempis (a.k.a. Thomas Hemerken) died at the monastery of Mount St. Agnes. He was 92. Thomas was born in what is now Kempen, Germany, County of Cleves ca. 1380….
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Bible, Biography, Canons Regular, Chronicles of Mount St. Agnes, death, Feast Day, Floretius Radewyns, Imitation of Christ, Mt St Agnes, Passion, Reliquary, Scripture, Thomas a'Kempis, Timeline