Feb. 5, 2018 - St. Paul teaches us in 1 Corinthians 9 that we are to run the race for our salvation like an athlete who disciplines his body and brings it under subjection in order to win the prize. This reflection focuses on self-control, one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. As we prepare to enter into the Season of Great Lent, we remind ourselves that fasting is the loving prescription God has given to us so that we may grown by grace in self-control and subject our will to the will of God only rather than to the temptations of this world which damage the soul.
