"Do not wish for many things, whether they are within or out of reach. Instead, take care to sanctify the little you have." 
                                                        -Mother Gabriel, The Ascetic of Love

Some Great Blog Posts...and a New Book

Theresa, Bobby -and the Coonans have some beautiful posts this past week on the 'My Year of Faith' blog... check them out:

Theresa on St. Gianna and Motherhood

Bobby on Intellectual Joy

Mr. and Mrs. Coonan on Nurturing Vocations

Fr. Matthew on Jesus' Command to Love

**** And as a bonus -Theresa's new book -'Big-Hearted Families' can be ordered here.

Comfort Me by Letting Me Redeem You

Its a bit late for Good Friday, but upon request I repost this here.

It is always good to keep the Crucifixion and Resurrection together anyway -for without the Resurrection, we have no Hope. But without His Wounds, we have no chance of reaching Divine Love.

"When we walk without the Cross, when we build without the Cross, and when we profess Christ without the Cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly, we are bishops, priests, cardinals, Popes, but not disciples of the Lord.
I would like that all of us, after these days of grace, might have the courage - the courage - to walk in the presence of the Lord, with the Cross of the Lord: to build the Church on the Blood of the Lord, which is shed on the Cross, and to profess the one glory, Christ Crucified. In this way, the Church will go forward."
 -Pope Francis in his first homily to the Cardinals, March 14th

A thought for Lent

"The Savior hangs before you with a pierced heart.
He has spilled His Heart's blood to win your heart.
If you want to follow Him in holy purity, 
your heart must be free of every earthly desire.
Jesus, the Crucified, is to be the only object of your longings,
your wishes, your thoughts...
He wants your life in order to give you his."

"Hail the Cross, our only Hope!"

-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) -August 9, 1942
Last written words before being sent to the gas chambers of Auschwitz 

Happy Johnny's Birthday!

"Let nothing disturb you,

Let nothing frighten you;

All things are passing;

God never changes.

Patience obtains all things.

Nothing is lacking to him who possesses God;

God alone suffices."

-St. Teresa of Avila