“False security is far worse than no security for, at least, the ones without security know they are vulnerable while the former ones are oblivious of just how vulnerable they are.” – Gabe Garnica
“Relying too much on our standards of perfection means that pride has crept in, which agitates us and shrinks our heart’s ability to hear God’s voice when we pray.” – Rose Folsom
“Whenever you read the Gospels, and Jesus asks a question of someone, answer it.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“The devil knows our buttons and has no problem pressing them as often as possible.” – Gabriel Garnica
“Something beautiful happens when we allow ourselves to sit in silence before God. We realize that Someone is beholding us, too.” – Claire Dwyer
“Elizabeth lived her life with constant awareness of the life of the Trinity within her. In the center of her soul, the ‘secret cellar,’ she found a bottomless depth of the divine.” – Claire Dwyer
Claire Dwyer shares the beauty of the spirituality of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, who makes Carmelite spirituality accessible to the laity.
Editor’s Note: As we approach the Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel this coming week, it is appropriate to consider a Carmelite prayer. Our