March 28
"As Lent is the time for greater love, listen to Jesus’ thirst… He knows your weakness. He wants only your love, wants only the chance to love you.”
– St. Teresa of Calcutta
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Crystal Balls Aren't Decorations!
JL asks: “I was given a very pretty crystal ball as a gift. I don't want to use it and don't know how to use it and have no intentions of learning how to use it. Its just a pretty object. Any harm in keeping it as an art object?"
Renew your intentions
March 27
“It is better not to fast and be thereby humbled, than to fast and to be self-satisfied therewith.”
-Blaise Pascal: Pensees
Even the saints struggled
March 26
“Oh how happy I am to see myself imperfect and to be in need of God's mercy."
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Texas Bill Prohibits “Furries” in School
(Photo courtesy of Wikicommons Images, Chipfox, CC BY-SA 4.0)A rising new trend among children and teens to identify as animals such as dogs or cats has reached the point where the state of Texas has had to introduce legislation banning this behavior in schools!
Not sure how to pray?
March 25
“You don’t know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, ‘Lord, I don’t know how to pray!’ you can be sure you’ve already begun.”
-St. Josemaría Escrivá
Lent is like a long retreat
March 24
"Lent is like a long 'retreat' during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a period of spiritual 'combat' which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our Baptism."
-Pope Benedict XVI
Lent is a time for deep reflection
March 23
“Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves… What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit? Whatever it is, let us relentlessly tear it out, without a moment’s hesitation.”
-Catherine Doherty
God's ocean of mercy
March 22
"He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart."
-St. Faustina
Be rid of that stubborn pride
March 21
“When we accept our disappointment at our failures, God immediately returns to us.”
-St. Thérèse of Lisieux
