Responding to the annoying
Nice article from Spirit Daily about reacting to the annoying people in our lives, and how to profit from them: "WHEN SOMEONE IRKS YOU, CAST OUT DEFECT THAT MAY CONNECT YOU AND RISE ABOVE IT":

Restore my joy
In the 14th verse of Psalm 51 the penitent looks towards their destiny:Psalm 51:14: "Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit"(Via USCCB.)Happiness is being on the path to Heaven, it is the true joy that fills your soul and gives your life its meaning. This particular happiness is not an attachment to Earthly things. It is the "true joy" that fills our soul with a desire for union with God and a yearning for our true home and helps free us from our addictions. It is the desire for holiness and virtue.

Don't send me away from you
The penitent pleas with the Lord in the 13th verse to keep him close: Psalm 51:13: "Do not drive me from your presence, nor take from me your holy spirit."(Via USCCB.)A persistent fear that the sin was so grievous that God may cause banishment as a consequence of the penitent's action motivates the sinner to plead for additional mercy. The penitent prays to remain in God's presence, and to continue to receive His guidance through the workings of the Holy Spirit. The penitent desires not to be lost forever, for without God's presence and guidanc

Renew My Steadfast Spirit
(My series on Psalm 51 resumes.) In the 12th verse of Psalm 51, the penitent is granted a new start.Psalm 51:12: "A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a steadfast spirit."(Via USCCB.)Sin has sullied and degraded the penitent. It had ruptured the relationship with God. The penitent, after the first half of the Psalm, is now ready to start anew.But, not content with just picking up and moving on as before, now cleansed of sin. The penitent wants to be strengthened with "a steadfast spirit", a renewed conviction to

What are Indulgences?
Indulgences are among the more recognizable of Catholic Christian beliefs, like devotion to the Blessed Mother. They are often misunderstood, and have been a source of scandal to the Church in the past (a cause of the so-called Protestant "Reformation.")This is what the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) teaches:1471: " The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance.What is an indulgence?'An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins