
Vulnerable Heart, Fighting Spirit: St. Therese
“Underneath the sweet and sentimental heart of a child is the passionate heart of a real fighter for Love.” – St. Talitha, OCD

“Underneath the sweet and sentimental heart of a child is the passionate heart of a real fighter for Love.” – St. Talitha, OCD

“I was in college and was just coming back to the practice of the Catholic faith when I caught a glimpse of little Therese on EWTN and knew I had to learn more.” – Fr. Ignatius Schweitzer

“One thing only endures, for the humble and the great, the poor and the wealthy: the degree of love they had attained, to which corresponds the degree of glory which now renders them eternally happy.” -Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen

What determines who are the saints we celebrate in today’s Solemnity? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.

St. Thérèse made it look easy–but her fortitude was born out of a million unseen movements of love, Claire Dwyer reflects.

What is more damaging to holiness: falling or failing to rise up and try again? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy.”

Does having courage, or fortitude, keep us from fearing sacrifice, danger or even death? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy.”

Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explores how far we are required to go in loving our neighbor.

Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen explores aridity and progress.

Fr. Mike Schmitz gives great insights into mission, discipleship—and the ultimate end of both of them, union with God.