"In the early morning, as the first streaks of light lit up the beautiful Sea of Galilee, Simon and Andrew were casting nets into t...

'Go forward then, full of faith and loving confidence, and deliver yourself into the hands of His providence.  Be to Him a field that...

'Often when a soul is distracted and forgetful of God, His Majesty will awaken it.' St. Teresa of Avila Painting:  The S...

                                          'Encourage quiet thoughts.         Truth is eternal, and eternal things are low-keyed....

                                            'I thank Thee (Lord) that all our joy                             is touched with p...

          'Why were the saints saints?           Because they loved Me much, hence they never complained.           They were ch...

                                                "I stay inside the stronghold:  that is, the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. "   ...

If my guardian angel were made of flesh instead of pure spirit, I'd be sending him an October feast day present right about now.  Ice ...

"My Beloved, this is how my life will be consumed.  I have no other means of proving my love for You other than that of strewing flo...

'No one heals himself by wounding another.' St. Ambrose of Milan Painting:  Agghazy Gyula, To be Angry with You

'O my Lord,  I am in a dry land,  all dried up and cracked  by the violence  of the north wind  and the cold;  but as You can s...

'The big sacrifices are - comparatively speaking -  easy to make.  It is the little ones  that cost us so dear!'  From...

'Words are powerful, they are for weal or woe.  They build up or raze to the ground.  They cut to the quick or they soothe and heal....

'A revelation is religious doctrine viewed on its illuminated side; a mystery is the selfsame doctrine viewed on the side unillumi...

  'Soon we shall be in eternity, and then we shall see how very petty are the things of this earth.... When we were small chil...

"God is more pleased by one work, however small, done secretly, without desire that it be known,  than a thousand done with des...

Someone I know compares the Church's storehouse of spiritual treasures to an attic filled with family heirlooms, ones discovered an...

  'Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.' St. Therese of Lisieux Painting:  Wi...

"Since there is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to lo...

Until twelve years ago, I had never met anyone "interesting" on a plane.  Oh, I know amazing persons were all around me, but I...