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Friday, December 1, 2017
I simply wish to note that the figure of Mary of Nazareth sheds light on womanhood as such by the very fact that Go din the sublime event of the Incarnation of his Son, entrusted himself to the ministry, the free and active ministry of a…
In God we live and move and have our being
Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle This cleric recalls the words of the apostle: “In God we live and move and have our being.” And so he considers himself to be like a fish in the water or a bird in the air, and thus he is always in the presence…
We have no way of knowing whether the good which animates us at present will last for all our life
Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time We have no way of knowing whether the good which animates us at present will last for all our life. There is reason to doubt this, as nothing is so weak and subject to change as our will.…
If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one
Tuesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. — St. Teresa of Kolkata Sign up to receive Quiet Moments Daily
Christ offers his own example and issues the invitation to follow him
Monday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time To modern men and women, often dissatisfied with a shallow and ephemeral existence, and in search of authentic happiness and love, Christ offers his own example and issues the invitation to…
The kingdom of heaven, O man, requires no other price than yourself
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe The kingdom of heaven, O man, requires no other price than yourself. The value of it is yourself. Give yourself for it and you shall have it. — St. Augustine
I work, I suffer, and I love with no other witness than his heart
Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr; Blessed Virgin Mary I must die to myself continually and accept trials without complaining. I work, I suffer, and I love with no other witness than his heart. — St.…
Though affliction may come, it will have an end
Memorial of St. Andrew Dũng-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Therefore, my beloved brethren, we should not look at these temporal things, but fix our attention on those which are eternal. Though affliction may come, it will have an end,…
One act of thanksgiving, is worth a thousand thanks
Optional Memorial of St. Clement I, Pope and Martyr; St. Columban, Abbot; Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr Thanksgiving Day One act of thanksgiving, when things go wrong with us, is worth a thousand thanks when things are agreeable…
Because the martyrs were devout men and women
Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Because the martyrs were devout men and women, fire, flame, wheel, and sword seemed to be flowers and perfume to them. If devotion can sweeten the most cruel torments and even death itself, what…