The men’s group at the parish sat stone still, many with tears in their eyes, as Joe spoke of the anger he’d been carrying in his heart for thirty years. He spoke about a time in the 1960s, when he had been a young altar server at his…

Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself.  — ST. TERESA OF KOLKATA  

The martyrs show us the heart of our faith, which does not consist in a generic message of peace and reconciliation but in Jesus himself, crucified and risen. — POPE FRANCIS  

As sailors are guided by a star to the port, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary. — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Pentecost Sunday The Holy Spirit is a power most mighty, a being divine and unsearchable. — St. Cyril of Jerusalem

O Jesus, if I but considered attentively your immense solicitude for me, how greatly should I not excel in every virtue? — St. Gemma Galgani

Children are really the supreme gift of marriage and contribute in the highest degree to their parents' welfare. — St. Paul VI

God certainly knows what is best for my sanctification and I gladly repeat: “Thy will be done.” — St. Damien of Molokai

Occupy your minds with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones; unoccupied they cannot be. — St. Thomas More

Whether you and your spouse are newlyweds or approaching a silver anniversary, how you manage savings, retirement, and other personal financial issues is critical for both your family finances and your marriage overall. Here are five tips…