“Virtues do not exist in isolation from each other or our behaviors. There is much overlap when we are maturing in our spiritual life.” – Deanna Bartalini
“Here we can enter a gray area between venial sin, for which we are in some way directly responsible, and what spiritual writers call “imperfections,” for which we are only remotely responsible, if at all.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“He didn’t speak to my heart but dispensed simply the raw, undiluted forgiveness of Jesus Christ that has been entrusted to him in his apostolic priesthood.” – Rob Marco
“Confession and spiritual direction are like partially overlapping circles: they share some common characteristics, but their centers, their essences, are distinct.” – Fr. John Bartunek
“Jesus Christ wished that they should not only instruct the Gentiles in the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity, but that they should also teach them the love which the adorable Trinity bears to man.” – St. Alphonsus Liguori
“In order to become saints, we must concur in the work of the Holy Spirit; but since effective concurrence is impossible without an understanding of the promoter’s actions, it is necessary for us to learn how the divine Paraclete, the promoter of our sanctification, works in us.”- Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
A Reflection from “Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope” by Matthew Bunson Augustine on the Lake In 1885, a man named Dorr Eugene
“One is so at ease near one’s mother. With her, everything becomes easier; the weary, discouraged heart, disturbed by storms, finds new hope and strength, and continues the journey with fresh courage.” – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
“Why should modern Catholics undertake such a pilgrimage? In an era of spiritual apathy, relativism, and cultural decay, the Camino offers a powerful antidote.” – Curtis Williams
“The more the soul revives itself in the Resurrection of Christ, the more it feels the need of God and of heavenly truths.” – Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D.