Pope Leo XIII

We are bound to love dearly the country whence we have received the means of enjoyment this mortal life affords, but we have a much more urgent obligation to love with ardent soul the Church to which we owe the life of the soul, a life…

Never to have known Jesus Christ in any way is the greatest of misfortunes, but it involves no perversity or ingratitude. But, after having known him, to reject or forget him, is such a horrible and mad crime as to be scarcely credible. —…

The Rosary is the most excellent form of prayer and the most efficacious means of attaining eternal life. It is the remedy for all our evils, the root of all our blessings. There is no more excellent way of praying.  — Pope Leo XIII

Whatever we are, that we are by the divine goodness; and this goodness is specially attributed to the Holy Ghost. —Pope Leo XIII

The family may be regarded as the cradle of civil society, and it is in great measure within the circle of family life that the destiny of states is fostered. — Pope Leo XIII

Since there is in the sacred heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love one another, therefore it is fitting and proper that we should consecrate ourselves to his most sacred heart — an…

Whatever we are, that we are by the divine goodness; and this goodness is specially attributed to the Holy Spirit.     — Pope Leo XIII  

It is mainly to expand the kingdom of Christ that we look to the Rosary for the most effective help. — Pope Leo XIII

This Labor Day ponder these reflections about work. Pope Leo XIII Each needs the other: Capital cannot do without labor, nor labor without capital. Mutual agreement results in the beauty of good order. Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor),…

Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time The family may be regarded as the cradle of civil society, and it is in great measure within the circle of family life that the destiny of states is fostered. — Pope Leo XIII