Every Mother

"Every mother, when she picks up the young life that has been born to her, looks up to the heavens to thank God for the gift which made the world young again. But here was a Mother, a Madonna, who did not look up. She looked down to Heaven, for this was Heaven in her arms." - Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Ask and You Will Receive

"Our Savior says, if you have not recieved the graces that you desire, do not complain to me, but blame yourself, because you have neglected to seek them from me."

- St. Alphonsus Liguori

The Fire of Suffering

"As iron is fashioned by fire and on the anvil, so in the fire of suffering and under the weight of trials, our souls receive that form which our Lord desires them to have."

- St. Madeline Sophie Barat

The Family - A Domestic Church

"The family is the most ancient institution which God founded in Paradise, when He called the first pair of human beings into existence. The first blessing which God gave was for the wellbeing of the family. With family life, the history of the world commences."

- St. John Vianney

The Blessings of Our Faith

"When we contemplate the blessings of faith even now, as if gazing at a reflection in a mirror, it is as if we already possessed the wonderful things which our faith assures us we shall one day enjoy."

- St. Basil, De Spiritu Sancto

Holy Obedience

"The devil doesn't fear austerity but holy obedience."

- St. Francis de Sales

Loving Our Neighbor is Loving God

We cannot be sure whether we are loving God, although we may have good reason that we are. But we can know quite well whether we are loving our neighbor.

- St. Teresa of Avila

Cheerfulness

Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us persevere in a good life. Therefore the servant of God ought always to be in good spirits.

- St. Philip Neri

There is Nothing Sweeter

"To think ourselves imperfect, and others perfect---- that is happiness. That creatures recognize we are without virtue takes nothing from us, makes us no poorer; it is they who by this lose interior joy; for there is nothing sweeter than to think well of our neighbor."

- St. Therese of Lisieux

Charity Begins Today

"Charity begins today. Today somebody is suffering, today somebody is in the street, today somebody is hungry. Our work is for today, yesterday has gone, tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today to make Jesus known, loved, served, fed, clothed, sheltered. Do not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow we will not have them if we do not feed them today."

- Blessed Mother Teresa

God is Infinitely Merciful

"You must be persuaded that your sinful past is in no way an obstacle to very close union with God. God forgives, and His forgiveness is Divine. With the Angels, God was not merciful because they had no miseries. With us, who are full of miseries, God is infinitely merciful."

- Blessed Columba Marmion

Silence

"Silence is not a privation of stillness, nor a muteness, nor an emptiness; it is a communion by which one attains truth above creation and action." - Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

An Examination of Conscience

by Blessed Mother Teresa

"You need only ask at night before you go to bed, "What did I do to Jesus today? What did I do for Jesus today? What did I do with Jesus today?" You have only to look at your hands. This is the best examination of conscience."

- Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity!!!!!

"Upon receiving Holy Communion, the Adorable Blood of Jesus Christ really flows in our veins and His flesh is really blended with ours." - St. John Vianney

To Prepare the Heart for Communion

"The heart preparing for Communion should be as a crystal vial filled with clear water in which the least mote of uncleanness will be seen." -St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Be Therefore Perfect, As Your Heavenly Father is Perfect

"You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect." -St. Teresa of Avila

Do Not Despair

"Have you sinned? Go into the church and wipe out your sin. As often as you might fall down in the marketplace, you pick yourself up again. So too, as often as you sin, repent your sin. Do not despair." -St. John Chrysostom

I am the Truth

Christ said, "I am the Truth"; he did not say "I am the custom." - St. Toribio Alfonso Mogrovejo

Proverbs 31: 11-12

"Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize. She brings him good, and not evil, all the days of her life." - Proverbs 31: 11-12

Invincible Weapons

"All my strength lies in prayer and sacrifice. They are my invincible weapons, and I know, by experience, that they can soften the heart much better than words."

- St. Therese