A Reflection from “Fairest Flower of Paradise” by Alexis Cardinal Lepicier “Thy name and Thy remembrance are the desire of my soul: my soul hath
“Underneath the sweet and sentimental heart of a child is the passionate heart of a real fighter for Love.” – St. Talitha, OCD
“As I approached the end of the school year, I contemplated how I could continue to enter into daily prayer once those structured routines ended.” – Thomas Griffin
“Whenever we exercise faith – whenever we move forward believing the Lord and taking Him at His word – we create the opportunity for Him to show up and prove Himself faithful.” – Jonna Schuster
“For most of my life, people would share private things and ask me what I thought. They didn’t ask what I knew. They asked what I thought.” – Debra Black
“I’ve found this to be absolutely critical in this hour of history: we must refuse to be offended at God. This is what it means to honor mystery. It means in the face of disappointment, we get comfortable simply saying, “’I don’t know.’” – Jonna Schuster
“The hope of a Christian confronts every trial, even death itself. Christian hope does not just raise our spirits; it raises a battle flag against all the troubles of this life.” – Glenn Dickinson
“Of all the works done by God in time and outside of Himself, the redemptive Incarnation of the Word is the greatest.” -Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
Jesus presents Himself to us today as the Good Shepherd who does not want to lose even one of His sheep, nor does He spare any pains to lead them all to salvation. – Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
“This is a humbling realization for those of us often tempted by self-reliance, perfectionism, or productivity: we cannot manufacture consolation any more than we can manufacture authentic connection in any human relationship.” – Megan Hjelmstad