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Quote for the Day

“In the intimacy of my soul I feel contented because it desires nothing but the will of God.” — St. Veronica Giuliani, OSC

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Quote for the Day

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.” — St. Francis of Assisi

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Quote for the Day

“To arrive at the perfection of humility four things are necessary: to despise the world, to despise no one, to despise self, to despise being despised by others.” — Venerable Matt Talbot, SFO

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“Even when confronting sin and evil, our goal must be transformation through bringing and witnessing God’s love.” — Dan and Sarah Mulholland, sfo

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It never pays to become discouraged at the faults of others or at our own.” — Ven. Solanus Casey, OFM Cap.

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Quote for the Day

“If we want to profit by our reading about God and His saints we must read with reverence. We must appreciate.” — Ven. Solanus Casey, OFM Cap.

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Quote for the Day

“Divine aid is available to those who seek it from their hearts. Prayer is the mother and source of the ascent.” — St. Bonaventure, OFM

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“Peace, go with God, and watch out for that first step.” — Unban Wagner, OFM Conv.

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“How can we ever thank the merciful God that we still have a chance to humble ourselves and to merit?” — Venerable Solanus Casey, OFM Cap.

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Are You Called to be a Saint?

With the recent double canonization of St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II, we all are sort of thinking “saint” and wondering if in some way we might become holy and saintly. Often, the lives of the saints leave … Continue reading

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Quote for the Day

“My plan of life is chiefly this: to love and suffer, always meditating upon, adoring and admiring God’s unspeakable love for his lowliest creatures.” — St. Conrad of Parzham, OFM

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Quote for the Day

“The more the graces and favors of Jesus grow in your soul, the more you should humble yourself, always keeping the humility of our heavenly Mother, who, the instant she became the Mother of God, declared herself the handmaid of … Continue reading

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Quote for the Day

“The prophets assure us that God does not abandon us, but in fact weeps with us!” — Louis Vitale, OFM

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Quote for the Day

“One fully clothed cannot wrestle with one who is disrobed because h who wears something that can be seized is more quickly thrown to the ground. You cannot live in luxury on earth and reign with Christ in heaven.” — … Continue reading

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The Three Great Temptations for the Deacon

There seems to me to be three enticing temptations for the deacon in his life and ministry. I have been thinking of them in the context of an article I am writing about diaconal spirituality that I hope to have … Continue reading

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