“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
— Matt Biondi (11 time olympic swimming medalist)
Perseverance
Happy Father’s Day!
“Mike, I know you hope to be really successful and make a lot of money. But don’t get too caught up in all of these worldly things. Our true home is in heaven, there is a place for us waiting…keep this as your goal.” (my dad’s words to me as a senior in High School)
When I told him a few years later that I felt a strong calling by Jesus to be a priest with the Legionaries of Christ, he initially struggled. Then he came back to me two days later and said, “Mike, I have not slept well these past few nights thinking about your decision, and I realized that if God is truly calling you to be His priest, as your dad, I have no right to get in His way. I give you my blessing.” I sure miss my mom and dad!
Happy Father’s Day!
Knockin on heaven’s door
“To spend much time in prayer is to knock with a persistent and holy fervor at the door of the one whom we beseech.” + St. Augustine
Prayer
Trusting in God’s plan
Don’t confuse your path with your destination.
Just because its stormy now doesn’t mean
you aren’t headed for sunshine”
– Coach Mike Krzyzewski
Trusting in God’s plan
Holy Spirit
“He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength… As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.” —St. Peter Damian