'Sacrifices  made in secret, trifles performed  with none but God  for witness - these are  the bonds  of Love's union....

"There is only one thing  to be feared... only one trial, and that is sin... All the rest is beside the point. Whether you talk o...

'Do not fear what may happen tomorrow. The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and every da...

'For songbird answering song on topmost bough; for myriad lark that carol up the sky; for that low fluttering on the summer nigh...

'If God created shadows, it was to better emphasize the light.' St. Pope John Paul II   Painting: Peter Graham, Wan...

'Dearest Jesus! How I long to love You and make You greatly loved!  During Your life on this poor earth, You made, of a few loa...

'Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him, and if they...

'Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.' St. Pope John Paul II Painting: Hans Thoma Einsamer Ritt (1889) ...

'Lift up your eyes and see where you belong: the Fatherland of the heavenly paradise... All who are there will be glad to see y...

'Seal all your doings, my child, with the sign of the living cross. Do not go out the door of your house till you have signed t...

'Oh, how  senseless we are!  The good God  calls us to Him  and we fly from Him! He wishes  to make us happy, and we will n...

'We must  be faithful to  the present  moment, or  we will  frustrate  the plan  of God for  our lives.' Solanus Casey ...

‘Faith, joy, optimism.    But not the folly of closing your eyes to reality.’ St. Josemaria Escriva Painting:  Fred...

"This is why God has left the wicked in the world: so that the good may shine the brighter. Do you see how great the ga...

'People easily forget what they cannot see.... We do not see our God.  Faith tells us He is present.  But since we do not see Him w...

"I have a  mustard seed,  and I am  not afraid  to use it." Pope Benedict XVI "If you had faith the size of ...

‘Although the desert is fearful,  I walk with lifted head and eyes fixed on the sun;  that is to say, on the merciful Heart of...

'In all your actions, purify your intention.  Renew it several times a day.  Often repeat:  All for the greater glory of God!...

'Go to prayer, not to look for what you fancy, not to receive consolations, but to remain in extreme reverence and abasement in ...

'Be careful never to waste an occasion for mortification by complaining.'   Edith Stein  Painting:  Anna ...