“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
A Reflection from “The Church in the Storms” by Fr. Joel Guibert St. Therese and Surrendering to God The following words of Thérèse, in a
“If someone can drive out demons in Jesus’ name, we ought to praise the Lord! Such a one is not a foe; the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Knowing that our country cannot be saved by our own works and mindful of how much our nation has departed from the ways of Thy Son, we humbly ask that Thou wouldst turn Thine eyes upon our country to bring about its conversion.” – Fr. Chad Ripperger
“St. Ignatius entreats us to labor, to be patient, and to remember God’s opposing truth: this desolation is passing in nature.” – Megan Hjelmstad
“There is a restlessness in your soul, and you seek out a director who will guide you in your desire to know God.” – Deanna Bartalini
“The busier one is, especially in ministry, the more that person needs to sit at the feet of Jesus every day and allow the presence of Jesus and his word to evangelize them.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“Satan suggests that God has abandoned us or does not care enough help us, which seems to confirm our natural feelings of fear, isolation, or confusion.” – Megan Hjelmstad
“To desire and not yet possess; to wait for the fulfillment of desire – it is perhaps one of the hardest human things to do, and the most worthwhile.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“In calling us to forgive, God is offering us the gift to be free of a great deal of poison and of a costly emotional state that robs us of joy and strength.” – Monsignor Charles Pope