June 25
“If you’re a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches, and the climate makes no difference.”
-Flannery O’Connor Read the rest…
Tag Archives: cross
Prepare the Way of the Lord
June 24
Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist
“Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.”
-Matthew 3: 3 Read the rest…
The Pharisees I see
June 23
“My daughter, I see more Pharisees among the Christians than there were around Pilate.”
-St. Margaret of Cortona Read the rest…
Self-Sacrifice
June 22
Feast of St. Paulinus of Nola (355-431)
What I have I give thee; we will go to Africa, and I will give myself for your son.”
–St. Paulinus of Nola to a widow
whose only son was taken into
slavery by the son-in-law
of a Vandal king Read the rest…
What is my “Hammer”?
June 23
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
“I am but a crooked piece of iron and have come into religion to be made straight by the hammer of mortification and penance.”
-St. Aloysius Gonzaga Read the rest…
Finding Joy in the Cross
June 20
“I could not be happy without the Cross – I could not lay it down for all the world would give. With the Cross I am happy but without it would be lost.”
–Blessed Mary of the Cross MacKillop Read the rest…
“Your Cross”
Friends, we had a beautiful discussion on today’s Women of Grace radio program about embracing our crosses. One of our caller’s shared this prayer by St. Francis De Sales, which I promised to post for you. There is much in it to pray over and I am certain it will deepen our understanding of the mystery of the cross. Read the rest…
