Inspirational thoughts

“Conviction without experience makes for harshness.” Flannery O’Connor
These two recent saints suffered so much on so many levels, giving them this healthy combination of conviction and compassion!

I have been invited to be a regular host of “Vigilant Heart”, a @radio_maria_usa show hosted by Annie Karto. I feel honored and blessed by this invitation to be a small part of the world of radio evangelization.
We will tackle a variety of themes and have a strong line up of interviews with missionary disciples that will encourage the heart and challenge the mind of the listeners. Please tune in the third Monday of every month from 7pm-8pm EDT. I will also be on this coming Monday from 730-8 pm. https://radiomaria.us/listen-to-the-radio/

“I see from the standpoint of Christian orthodoxy. This means that for me the meaning of life is centered in our Redemption by Christ and what I see in the world I see in its relation to that.” Flannery O’Connor
What is our criteria for living?  Sacred Scripture, Church teaching, the life and words of Jesus..are you listening to the Holy Spirit so you can truly be in sync with God’s Will?

“Palm Sunday marks the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  But he entered in humility, not in pomp and power.  To humble ourselves and make our souls the garments that we spread before him, this is the greeting he desires.”  St. Andrew of Crete

“He had a winning smile and it was evident that he didn’t think he was any better than anybody else even though he was.”  Flannery O’Connor

”People without hope not only don’t write novels, but what is more to the point, they don’t read them.”

Flannery O’Connor

“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.” —St.Thomas Moore

“The reality of death has come upon us and a consciousness of the power of God has broken our complacency like a bullet in the side. A sense of the dramatic, of the tragic, of the infinite, has descended upon us, filling us with grief, but even above grief, wonder. Our plans were so beautifully laid out, ready to be carried to action, but with magnificent certainty God laid them aside and said, ‘You have forgotten — Mine?’” Flannery O’Connor. I personally benefit from taking a meditative walk around cemeteries…we all need to be ready for the day when God decides to call us!

“To thine own self be true.” — William Shakespeare

“Challenges make life interesting, however overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” —Mark Twain