Listen, little poor ones called by the Lord, who have come together from many parts and provinces, live always in truth, that you may die in obedience. Do not look at the life without, for that of the Spirit is better." - Our Holy Father St. Francis of Assisi On April 16th through April 19th, [...]
"Archimedes said: 'Give me a lever and a fulcrum, and I will raise the world.' What he was unable to obtain because his request had but a material end and was not addressed to God, the Saints have obtained in full measure. For fulcrum, the Almighty has given them Himself, Himself alone! For lever, prayer, [...]
So many things could be said as this historic day comes to a close. What I find lingering in my heart, though, are the very last pages of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. "Go in peace," Gandalf says to Sam, Merry and Pippin as he and Frodo prepare to sail into the West. "I [...]
Great souls pay much attention to little things." I love the story about St. Francis de Sales who while looking upon a beautiful rose cried out: "Stop shouting at me!" The beauty of God was so evident, so tangible, so manifest in the beauty of a rose. A saint looks upon beauty with the eyes [...]
"Jesus knows I have only one wish in this world - to love Him and Him alone. For the rest He has carte blanche to do as He pleases in my regard. I just leave myself in His loving hands, and so have no anxiety or care, but great peace of soul. 'Take O Lord, [...]
[In Advent] while [Christ] remained hidden in Mary, His rest was a tremendous activity; He was making her into Himself, making Himself from her. From her eyes He was making the eyes that would weep over Jerusalem, that would shine upon the wild flowers, that would close in death and open on the morning of [...]
This morning as I read through Our Holy Father's address at his Wednesday Audience by the light of the moon, I was utterly amazed (by the moon and by our awesome Pope): "Gulp. Wow. This is truth. Poignant. YES! This is fruitfulness." These were just a few of my thoughts. They followed in succession, but [...]
Visitors here, Visitors there, Visitors everywhere!We were blessed to have lots of visitors the last few weeks. Sr. Genevieve Glen, 4 PCPAs from TX, 2 CFRs (Fr. Gabriel and Br. Seamus), Fr. Jim Parker, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree! "Nothing assures and establishes 'eternal youth' (in the most literal sense of [...]
Last night I was reading through my Zenit email and came across this story about a woman named Chiara. Upon reading it I was deeply moved by her faith and trust in God's Providence. Chiara Petrillo - 28 years old. As I read the brief account of her life, I couldn't help but think of [...]
I came across a great quote during my spiritual reading today. So great, in fact, that I wanted to share it with all of you, our faithful blog readers. I hope you enjoy these words of wisdom as much as I did! They were written by a favorite author, Caryll Houselander: "Without being under any necessity [...]
