
The Bread of Life and the Need of the Human Heart
“Something in us goads against death even as its alienating power threatens all that is most dear to us. How do we find our standing when our hearts are weak?” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
“Something in us goads against death even as its alienating power threatens all that is most dear to us. How do we find our standing when our hearts are weak?” – Dr. Anthony Lilles
“Although I was raised Catholic and had gone to CCD every year of my childhood and adolescence, I realized that I had been catechized, not evangelized. I had been taught all of the Church’s many teachings, but I had never been introduced to Jesus “one-to-one,” as Mother Teresa says.”- Carrie Miller
“Demons are beyond hope. In their absolute and irrevocable rejection of Jesus, they have rejected God’s mercy. However, we humans are never beyond hope in this life, even at our last breath.” – Monsignor Stephen Rossetti
“That which happened to those two disciples on a Sunday is intended for each of us.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“The essence of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ is simply the offering of himself out of love and obedience to the Father, but the manner in which he offers himself and the conditions under which he does so vary.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“Though our weeks might be busy and our schedules might be full, the real reason to live is on Sunday. The real reason to live is the Eucharist.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“At the heart of it all is the real issue: is God truly my beloved?” – Glenn Dickinson
“From the first moment of conception, something deep is missing from the human soul – something that God meant human beings to receive.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“‘I believe in one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,’ says the Nicene Creed. There is much more packed into that little article of faith than first meets the eye.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“The solemnity of the Corpus Domini [Body of the Lord] is not just the simple memorial of a historical event which took place almost two thousand years ago at the Last Supper; rather, it recalls us to the ever-present reality of Jesus always living in our midst.” – Fr. Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen