Don't let your life be barren. Be useful. Make yourself felt. Shine forth with the torch of your faith and your love.
The Way #1
Josemaria Escriva
We are not called to spiritual mediocrity – to be just nice guys. We are called to holiness.
Though it is perfectly natural to experience sadness over loss or injury, the virtue of patience enables us to bear suffering without being broken by sorrow or led to forsake the way of virtue.
“Please God,” I prayed, “Show me the truth, but don’t let the truth be Catholic!”
"Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could call everyone in our workaday world friends!"
"Following Our Lord means living a life of small and great acts of madness, as is always the case where true love is concerned. "
Every person, regardless of their station in life, has the ability to become a saint.
We think we need every question answered. Our brains tell us we do. We don’t.
How can a donkey work if it is not fed or given enough rest, or if its spirit is broken by too many beatings?
