We live too much our own individual lives and think much too little of how we are united with each other in and through God and all together with God. And yet therein lies our supreme worth and strength, our dignity. -Bl. Titus Brandsma
Today there is a special need for the Baptism of spirit and fire. In the tremendous struggle between Christ and Lucifer, those who are called to instruct men constitute the vanguard. To arm ourselves for this struggle and to persevere always armed is our most urgent duty. “If salt loses…
Because the light and wisdom of this contemplation is very bright and pure, and the soul in which it shines is dark and impure, a person will be deeply afflicted on receiving it. -St. John of the Cross
I have only to love Him, to let myself be loved, all of the time: to wake in Love, to move in Love, to sleep in Love,my soul in His Soul, my heart in His Heart, so that through contact with Him, He purifies me, and delivers me from my…
Wait upon God with loving and pure attentiveness, working no violence on yourself lest you disturb the soul’s peace and tranquility. God will feed your soul with heavenly food since you put no obstacle in His way… And it is not remarkable that the soul does not see this, for…
The devil through very small things drills holes through which very large things enter. -St. Teresa of Avila
When God communicates this bright ray of his secret wisdom to the soul not yet transformed, he causes thick darkness. -St. John of the Cross
You see, dear Mother, that my way is not the way of fear; I can always find means to be happy and to profit by my failings, and Our Lord Himself encourages me to do so. – St. Therese
I cannot be downcast, since in everything that happens to me, I see the loving hand of Jesus. -St. Therese
Lay all your cares about the future trustingly in God’s hands, and let yourself be guided by the Lord just like a little child… -St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)