A Reflection from “God’s Influencer” by Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano Carlo Acutis’s Plan of Life Carlo was mature as a child and mature as
“Every saint received their faith and their formation in the faith from God, through the mediation of others.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“The danger that we face in honoring the saints is that we admire them–but from a distance.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Our sins do not disqualify us from becoming saints, they serve as the soil for the conversion that Jesus wants to work in us.” – Thomas Griffin
“Anthony’s call was unique. It was special. But so is yours.” – Thomas Griffin
“In these holy parents, I discovered seven hallmarks: Sacramental Life, Surrender, Sacrificial Love, Suffering, Simplicity, Solitude, and the Sacredness of Life.” – Patrick O’Hearn
“There was my answer: If I wish to become a saint, then God’s will must be my greatest aim.” – Valentina Imhoff
“I willingly reorder so many things in my life and make great sacrifices – but resist and resist letting go of that last thing or two. It’s a false security, rooted in ungodly self-reliance and pride.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“Let what was confessed by the Fathers of Nicaea prevail.” So wrote Athanasius to a philosopher in his final years. Even to this day, Catholics
“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
