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Great is your day, my Lord. May it not be diminished by us. — St. Ephrem the Syrian

God no more takes his eyes off of us than does a mother take them off her child who is just starting to walk. — St. John Vianney

The more we pray for someone, the more the blessing rests on him, for no prayer made in faith remains unanswered, even if the manner of its answering is hidden from us. — Gertrude the Great

You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. — Micah 6:8

Sometimes I wonder how I made it through six different academic institutions and ended up with numerous degrees. I say that simply because each September I dreaded returning to the classroom. Perhaps I needed a more positive attitude, but I…

There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives — the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. — Teresa of Kolkata

God wishes to be asked, he wishes to be forced, he wishes, in a certain manner, to be overcome by our prayer. — Gregory the Great

Heading off to college can be both exciting and terrifying. A new world beckons, but it requires leaving much that is familiar from home and high school. Writing to young people in January 2017, Pope Francis recalled “the words which God…

A good life makes a man wise according to God, and expert in many things. The more humble a man is in himself, and more subject to God, the more wise will he be in all things, and the more at peace. — Thomas à Kempis

Our perfection does not consist of doing extraordinary things but to do the ordinary well. — St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows