Claire Dwyer 
“Further, the suffering that he allows for each individual is particular to that individual’s spiritual needs, similar to how an oncologist prescribes an individualized treatment plan to each of his patients.” – Jen Arnold
“God calls us to work and pray. The devil uses discouragement to prevent both activities.” – Colleen Orchanian
“If we truly wish to examine our spiritual lives, we need only ask ourselves, How much am I like Mary?’” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock, CFR
“When the worst of the storm was over, we could see more clearly that just “stepping” had been enough.” – Christine Hanus
“There is a reason why we Catholics fruitfully meditate on the ‘Sorrowful Mysteries’ rather than the ‘Shameful Mysteries.'” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“Emotional intelligence helps us become honest enough to bring our whole being to God, and stable enough to let those feelings be purified into charity.” – Marge Steinhage Fenelon
“How could Jesus be present in a heart so full of torment, so full of ‘abominable thoughts’?” – Jenny duBay
“All mortification is futile, unless it is mystically joined to the redemption He wrought.”- Glenn Dickinson
“Not only was our soul created for heaven, but also our body, which, after the resurrection, will be welcomed into our heavenly home.” – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
“In her love for her kids and in my children’s love for their mother, I saw Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. ” – Thomas Griffin
“Satan doesn’t care if we think too much or too little of ourselves. Either works for him because it keeps us from thinking of ourselves as God does.” – Colleen Orch
“By naming feelings accurately and seeing the repeated scripts that run your day, you learn the language of your own heart.”- Marge Steinhage Fenelon
“To know St. Edith Stein as a woman, teacher, thinker, Carmelite and martyr–and most of all, advocate and friend– here’s where you might start.” – Claire Dwyer
“What I did while praying wasn’t the problem. It was what I did the rest of the time.” – Glenn Dickinson
“Some mornings I am tempted to be discouraged, as the memories of consolations fade.” Whitney Flanders
“The other day it occurred to me that three words describe the well-being I have discovered in my physical, emotional, and spiritual life.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“The space between “restlessness” and “rest in thee”, the until, is not a passive kind of waiting around for peace. We are not powerless here.” – Claire Dwyer
“It is here, in this inner hermitage, where the soul is unveiled before God.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
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