February 2012
29 posts
“It’s tempting to make Lent some ambitious period of personal reinvention, but...”
– Bishop David Ricken (Green Bay)
Catholic Answers: It's a great time to be Catholic →
askthecatholic:
To be honest, I can’t help but be excited at the persecution the Catholic Church has been getting lately. It’s as if the culture went from giving us the silent treatment to screaming at us. And I’m very proud of the united efforts of our US Bishops (and Cardinals—congratulations Cardinal…
“Only love creates.”
– St. Maximilian Kolbe (via ourladyg)
“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or...”
– Thomas Merton (via misswallflower)
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering...”
– Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor (via prolifeadvocate)
“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence,...”
– Mother Teresa (In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers)
“It is not what you do but why you do it that makes it a virtuous action or a...”
–
St. Augustine
“Keep in mind that our community is not composed of those who are already saints,...”
– Mother Teresa of Calcutta (via sermoveritas)
upholding religious liberty only when you agree...
“The greatest mistake is in not seeing Christ in others.”
– Archbishop Van Thuan (via catholicdaughter)
“To fall in love with God is the greatest of romances, to seek Him the greatest...”
– attributed to st augustine of hippo (via digressionalrecord)
Let My Life SPEAK: Called to Solitude. →
pamdaham:
“Prayer itself, born in Catholic families, nurtured by programs of Christian formation, strengthened by the grace of the sacraments, is the first means by which we come to know the Lord’s will for our lives. To the extent that we teach young people to pray, and to pray well, we will be cooperating…
Attacks on Susan G. Komen Reveals Planned... →
Protestants and Jews declare to White House: We... →
“If God is preparing you to make an impact on this world for His kingdom, chances...”
– Leslie Ludy (via littlethingsaboutgod)
“A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the...”
– Meredith Grey (via justbesplendid)
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly...”
– C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves (via kristennsmith)
-one of my favorite quotes from him.
January 2012
23 posts
Click to Sign the Petition →
bcollado:
Now before you guys skip this post after realizing that link is for the petition against the mandate requiring Catholic employers to provide contraceptives/abortifacients to their employees, HEAR THIS OUT.
“President Barack Obama caused shockwaves throughout the Catholic Church this month when he refused to grant religious institutions an exemption for a mandate requiring all...
“Saints are those who exaggerate what the world has forgotten.”
– G. K. Chesterton (via estelada)
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no...”
– St. Thomas Aquinas (via askthecatholic)
“If the only prayer you said in your life was “I thank you,” that would be...”
– Meister Eckhart (ca. 1260-1328)
“Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never...”
– Charles Dickens (via justbesplendid)
“My Lord, whether I’m rushing around or staying still, I am all yours and you are...”
– St. Francis de Sales
