“When you and I go into silence, when we seek to pray, when we seek to guard our hearts in order to remain on the lookout for the Lord Jesus, the single greatest help at our disposal is simply his love for us.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“Hence, despite the human affirmation, happiness, and even sense of fulfillment these crowds may have brought to Jesus, there is something and someone greater than all of this: it is the Father and His will.”- Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“The redemption that I seek
Verily
Imperceptibly
Does its secret work in me…”
-Kerry Rhodes
“When you give something precious, you must not spread it around in pieces, and you must not give it half-heartedly.” – Glenn Dickinson
I read stories about people who while living as prodigal sons sensed ‘something missing’ only to find it in the Church and came home to great rejoicing. Yet I had lived my whole life in the Church, and still felt an absence, an emptiness, a profound lack of joy. Like the prodigal’s older brother, I wondered, “Where is my feast?” – Grace Abruzzo
“Jesus, in his Passion, enters fully into both human experiences of “abandonment,” and reconciles them.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
Claire Dwyer summarizes St. Elizabeth of the Trinity’s written retreat, “Heaven in Faith.”
Part 33 of This Present Paradise A Series of Reflections on St. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Start with part 1 here.) When I was
David Torkington concludes his series on prayer with an important overview of fundamentals of our faith.
David Torkington explains that true renewal of the liturgy is dependent on a renewal of authentic Christian love, growing out of deep prayer.
