Let us then remember one another, united in mind and heart. Let us pray without ceasing, you for us, we for you; by the love we share we shall thus relieve the strain of these great trials. (Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr, +258)
Quotes
We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee, for by Thy Holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.
Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary’s maternal intercession.” (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. (G.K. Chesterton)
arkness yields before the coming of the light, and grace exchanges legalism for freedom. But midway between the two stands today’s mystery, at the frontier where types and symbols give way to reality, and the old is replaced by the new. Therefore, let all creation sing and dance and unite to make worthy contribution to[…]
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. (Saint Teresa of Calcutta, +1997)
To the teacher who informed her that there was no saint bearing her name: “Very well, I will be a saint. I will provide a patron for those who bear my name.” (Blessed Dina Belanger, at the age of 8)
Have confidence in the compassion of our Creator. Reflect well on what you are now doing, and keep before you the things you have done. Lift up your eyes to the overflowing compassion of heaven, and while He waits for you, draw near in tears to our merciful Judge. Having before your mind that He[…]
Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. (G.K. Chesterton)
Theology is only thought applied to religion (G.K. Chesterton)