From the Magazine

It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards one’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken. –St. Francis Xavier

What a joyous mystery is your presence within me, in that intimate sanctuary of my soul where I can always find you, even when I do not feel your presence. Of what importance is feeling? Perhaps you are all the closer when I feel you less.…

If some disturbance overtakes me, some embarrassment, I turn very quickly to her and as the most tender of Mothers she always takes care of my interests. –St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated Anointed). –John 1:40-41

For with God both of these of necessity match each other exactly: practice should be sustained by prayer and prayer by practice. –St. Gregory I

Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. –Psalm 145:10

Follow the example of St. Bernard and repeat those well-known words of his: “What is your mission in this life? What does God want from you?” Then abandon yourself totally to his divine will. Let him carry out his plan in you. –St. Francis…

True joy does not come from things or from possessing, no! It is born from the encounter, from the relationship with others, it is born from feeling accepted, understood and loved, and from accepting, from understanding and from loving; and…

I am not alone — Christ is with me. –St. Paul Le-Bao-Tinh, Vietnamese martyr

Christ is never conquered… He hath conquered in thy behalf, and he hath conquered for thee, and he hath conquered in thee. –St. Augustine