July 2012
16 posts
“If we say the Church is a place of joy, it’s people had better be full of joy....”
– Cardinal Timothy Dolan
“Pruning. “Ouch!” Yes, letting go of that which is not healthy for our souls can...”
– Archbishop Richard Smith (Edmonton)
“We bend.
I bend to sweep crumbs and I bend to wipe vomit and I bend to pick up...”
– Katie Davis, Uganda missionary
“God calls each of us out of our ordinariness and everydayness in some way. He...”
– Bishop Paul Swain (Sioux Falls)
“The call to discipleship is mystery. It is the direct and autonomous choice of...”
– Archbishop Diarmuid Martin (Dublin)
“As to the past, let us entrust it to God’s mercy; the future to Divine...”
– St. Gianna Molla
Compassionate Zeal – Mission Laredo 2012 →
“Be complete, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim 3:17)
We spent our week on mission trip talking about how to live the Christian life; how to be equipped in order to be complete. We hear that we’re supposed to “fight the good fight” (1 Tim 6:12) and “run so as to win” (2 Cor 9:5), but what do you do when you’re paralyzed at the starting block? We need…
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. (Psalm 130:5-6)
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him. (Psalm 37:7)
Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. (Psalm 37:34)
Wait for the Lord, take courage; be strong, wait for the Lord! (Psalm 27:14)
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait...
“Help each other to live and to grow in the Christian faith so as to be valiant...”
– Pope Benedict XVI
happy feast day, happy 4th!
“We who, by the grace of God, are Catholics, must not squander the best years of our lives as so many unhappy young people do, who worry about enjoying the good things in life, things that do not in fact bring any good, but rather the fruit of immorality in today’s world. We must prepare ourselves to be ready and able to handle the struggles we will have to endure to fulfill our...
“Mary is God’s masterpiece. Have you ever walked into a museum where an artist...”
– Scott Hahn
