Claire Dwyer 
“We do not practice calm communication merely to have a pleasant life; we practice it so our homes and parishes become places where people can encounter Christ.” – Marge Steinhage Fenelon
“In the Christian understanding of prayer, silence is synonymous with listening.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
“When thinking of the virtue you want, develop a game plan. Be specific.” -Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM
“What, then, do we make of the God who calls himself ‘a consuming fire?’ Is He to be feared like fire that is dangerous, destructive, or deadly?” – Emily Berger
“All those who are committed to daily prayer practices know that there are ebbs and flows to prayer.” -Thomas Griffin
“What God is most concerned with is not that we forget small details of the law, but that we so easily forget the wonderful things He has done for us.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“If God is not a personal and loving presence for me, then prayer becomes merely an intellectual exercise or a retreat into one’s imagination.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
“Empathy is not the same as endorsement. To empathize is to understand; to endorse is to approve.” – Marge Steinhage Fenelon
“When the Spirit descends on Jesus, John has an ‘ah-ha moment’ in which everything suddenly makes sense.” – Jen Arnold
“Vacation time or visitors to our home can also throw us off our spiritual routine.” – Deanna Bartalini
“Ask: ‘Mary, what would you have me think, say, or do?’ Make space for her guidance.” – Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM
“Many of us are so busy trying to work through our day-to-day lives…that we sometimes we forget who is really in charge.” – Jen Arnold
“Gazing at the Holy Face is a reminder of who He is and who I am.” – Ruth Engelthaler
“When a person commits themselves to prayer, a subtle yet decisive shift begins to occur within the soul.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
“We have a litmus test for our own healthy engagement with AI and other technologies: Is it all fostering the depths, expansiveness, and rootedness of the interior life?” – Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer
“As Christians live in the world but not of it, they need a sustenance beyond any earthly blessing the Father might bestow.” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
“The rules for discernment guide me to consider, Whose voice am I listening and responding to?” – Whitney Flanders
“The Pentecost Ember Days were the first opportunity to fast after the long Easter season.” – Nicholas Shelton
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