Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them. — St. John Chrysostom

3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1 medium red onion (about ½ pound), thinly sliced ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds 6 ounces Wisconsin gouda (or other gouda), coarsely grated 8 slices rye bread with caraway seeds (¼ inch thick) From Great…

We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ. — St. Vincent de Paul

The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness. — John Milton

I first met Thérèse of Lisieux when I was an Anglican priest. I had three months free between jobs and decided to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem from England. One of my first stops was in the French town of Lisieux. I knew of St. Thérèse,…

What can a man want that it is not in God’s power to give? — St. Augustine

Only after the last judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children. — St. John Vianney

I once heard a priest explain in a homily that the First Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” (Matthew 5:3), means that we should not let ourselves become “possessed by our possessions.” That’s an interesting thought, but I find…

Take the cross he sends, as it is, and not as you imagine it to be. — Venerable Mother Cornelia Connelly

Remember to keep in mind that all the past is nothing and that every day we should say with David, “Now I begin to love my God.” — St Francis de Sales