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St. Bernadette Soubirous–I will do everything for heaven for it is my homeland; there I will find my…
I will do everything for heaven for it is my homeland; there I will find my mother in all her glory, and with her will enjoy the goodness of Jesus himself. –St. Bernadette Soubirous
St. Teresa of Kolkata–It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those…
It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your…
Pope Francis–Every day we are all called to become a “caress of God” for those who perhaps have…
Every day we are all called to become a “caress of God” for those who perhaps have forgotten their first caresses, or perhaps who never have felt a caress in their life. –Pope Francis
St. Josephine Bakhita–Seeing the sun, the moon, and the stars, I said to myself, who could be the…
Seeing the sun, the moon, and the stars, I said to myself, who could be the Master of these beautiful things? And I felt a great desire to see him to know him, and to pay him homage. –St. Josephine Bakhita
St. John Henry Cardinal Newman–O happy soul, who hast loved neither the world nor the things of the…
O happy soul, who hast loved neither the world nor the things of the world apart from God! Happy soul, who, amid the world’s toil, hast chosen the one thing needful, that better part which can never be taken away! –St. John Henry Cardinal…
St. Paul Miki–After Christ’s example I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have…
After Christ’s example I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain. –St. Paul Miki
St. John Vianney–Virtue demands courage, constant effort, and, above all, help from on high.
Virtue demands courage, constant effort, and, above all, help from on high. –St. John Vianney
Building endurance in our Christian lives
by Kaiser Johnson The fundamentals of fitness with endurance has, in my experience, aided me more in integration of body and soul than any other type of training. I should probably do it more often. So what is this fitness fundamental — and…
St. Peter Damian–Let your understanding strengthen your patience. In serenity look forward to the…
Let your understanding strengthen your patience. In serenity look forward to the joy that follows sadness. –St. Peter Damian
St. Gregory I–Men by petitioning may merit to receive what almighty God arranged before the ages to…
Men by petitioning may merit to receive what almighty God arranged before the ages to give them. –St. Gregory I