“When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.” C. S. Lewis Try to see your life’s experiences and ups and downs through the eyes of Faith…and discover how God is always trying to bring some good out of everything!
“I wish my voice could reach all sinners: Come to Christ where all is love.” St. Padre Pio The calling of Matthew by Jesus says it all…the greedy tax collector simply could not say no to Jesus, and gave up everything to follow him. Jesus is a friend of sinners!!
“What is the mark of love for your neighbor? Not to seek what is for your own benefit, but what is for the benefit of the one loved, both in body and in soul.” –St. Basil the Great
“Only in Christ can men and women find answers to the ultimate questions that trouble them. Only in Christ can they fully understand their dignity as persons created and loved by God.”– Pope St. John Paul II
“Woe to me if I should prove myself but a halfhearted soldier in the service of my thorn-crowned Captain.” St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen This image by El Greco captures so much about Jesus in his moment of suffering…his dignity, his focus on his Heavenly Father, his peace and joyful acceptance of the cross…this is who we are following!
“The Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.” CS Lewis Right here, right now…this is what matters to God and what should matter to you.
“What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent before this great God with our appetite and with our tongue, for the language he best hears is silent love.” St. John of the Cross
All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them. (Charles Dickens)
Sometimes we are afraid to share the treasure within, becoming a little vulnerable and taking the risk of showing our inner core…yet that is what most touches the hearts and minds of people, and what is so needed in our human interaction today!
