“While we ought to regard the day of our judgment with sober reverence, we should go with joyful hope to the Lord, who loves us and for whom we have longed.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Just as hours beneath the sun leave a mark upon the body, how much more can hours before the Son—Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament—leave not scars, but lasting fruit?” – Joseph Hollcraft
“Part of the mystery of death is that it is presupposed by another equally deep and mysterious question: What is life?” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“He doesn’t want us to follow His will out of fear but rather out of love.” – Debra Black
“The Devil wants to distract us and inundate the valley of our present with the flooding concerns of the past and the future.” – Gabriel Garnica
“In the spiritual battle of life, we need to develop some sophistication in recognizing, naming, and understanding the subtleties of common tactics of the Devil.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“From her place now in the Light, Mary sees you. She knows the designs of God for your life. She prays for you.” – Fr. James Brent, OP
“None of us can demand an absolute account from God for what He does. Even if He were to tell us, could our small, worldly minds ever really comprehend it?” – Monsignor Charles Pope
A Reflection from “The Truth About Purgatory” by Martin Jugie The Catholic dogma of Purgatory supposes the immortality of the human soul, and the
“We are called to live within and even learn to love the limitations of our emotional and physical selves.” – Claire Dwyer