"The Lord... reached out from on high and grasped me; He drew me out of the deep waters... You, indeed, O Lord, give light to my l...

"Even if you do not feel much confidence, you must still not fail to make acts of it, saying to Our Lord: 'Although, dear Lord...

We must  love Him with all our might and strength, no matter what it costs.         St. Margaret Mary Alacoque         ...

We seem to be having Arts Week here at The Breadbox Letters. This week, we discovered: A color-filled autumn PAINTING A seasonal PHO...

Painting:  "David" by Frederick Leighton

I was a bit beside myself today to find this video.  To hear one of my favorite poets reading his own work, with the emphases he had in m...

If there is anyone who is not enlightened by this sublime magnificence of created things,  he is blind.... if there is anyone who, seein...

If things created are so full of loveliness, how resplendent with beauty must be the One Who made them!  The wisdom of the Worker is appa...

Thank You, Lord, for a blush of a utumn beauty photo © 2012 Nancy Shuman

Sometimes when autumn's mellow sunlight spills On painted pomp of wooded heights the while, My heart grows homesick for the Eter...

We must abandon ourselves to the loving providence of the Sacred and lovable Heart of Jesus and let Him guide  and rule us as He wish...

'His Majesty  will give you  great help  proportionate  to your trials; and so, as you are suffering great trials, you will e...

I thank God today that,  just as trees are on the verge of bare, we are treated to one last golden burst of bright.

The trees and the stones will teach you what you will never learn from the schoolmasters.                                          ...

Why should we refuse to give Him  the apple which we hold in our hands,  and which He asks from us so often; that is to say, our h...

"My heart, longing for God, feels the whole misery of exile.  I keep going forward bravely - though my feet become wounded - to my...

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the water, I will be with yo...

Scents of apple and cinnamon fill my house.  The morning was heavy with storms, dark as night.  I savored sounds of rain while it laste...

"In truth we are not called once only, but many times; all through our life Christ is calling us. He called us first in Bap...

Cast yourself  into His arms and do not be afraid.   He will not drop you .  St. Augustine