(W)hat I want is love, not sacrifice; knowledge of God, not holocausts. (Hosea, 6:6)... Read more.
Christ suffered without sin on his hands, for he committed no sin and deceit was not found on his lips. Yet he suffered the pain of the cross for our redemption.... Read more.
Mary showed complete trust in God by agreeing to be used as an instrument in his plan of salvation. She trusted him in spite of her nothingness because she knew... Read more.
Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves… What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the... Read more.
Each state of life has its special duties; by their accomplishments one may find happiness. (Saint Nicholas of Flüe, +1487)... Read more.
The end for which we are created invites us to walk a road that is surely sown with a lot of thorns, but it is not sad; through even the sorrow, it is illuminated... Read more.
His was the title of father of the Son of God, because he was the Spouse of Mary, ever Virgin. He was our Lord’s father, because Jesus ever yielded to him the... Read more.
The wider our contemplation of creation, the grander is our conception of God. (Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, +386/387)... Read more.
Daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of heaven. (Saint Patrick, +5-6th... Read more.
But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power... Read more.