March 2012
54 posts
February 2012
43 posts
“Genuine love is so contrary to human nature that its presence bears witness to...”
– John Piper (via martelthechristianrapper)
“This is all I desire: to be where God wants me to be.”
– Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868, servant of God who died in Michigan and whose cause for beatification is ongoing)
The Complexicon: “Social anthropologists often... →
johnsonshao:
“Social anthropologists often describe many human relationships like a contract – we give our love to a person and at the same time we subconsciously place all kinds of expectations on that person which we want them to fulfill. And then when the other person fails to sufficiently satisfy our…
“There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva (via theologyofthebody)
Love the Truth ☧: Romans 5:3-5 →
rocielleperez:
More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Truth. <3
“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.