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St. Ignatius of Antioch—The saints have always been the...

The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficu...

Spring cleaning your home — and your soul

It’s finally spring and with the thrill of opening the windows on that first war...

St. Basil the Great—There is still time for endurance, ...

There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux—My longing to save souls grew fr...

My longing to save souls grew from day to day; it was as if I heard Our Lord say...

St. Francis de Sales—If God has stripped you of the sen...

If God has stripped you of the sense of his presence, it is in order that even h...

St. Teresa of Kolkata—The miracle is not that we do thi...

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. — St. T...

C.S. Lewis—Joy is the serious business of heaven.

Joy is the serious business of heaven. — C.S. Lewis

Bl. Charles de Foucauld—Cry the Gospel with your whole ...

Cry the Gospel with your whole life. — Bl. Charles de Foucauld

St. John Chrysostom—Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Sh...

Dost thou wish to receive mercy? Show mercy to thy neighbor. — St. John Chrysostom

St. Kateri Tekakwitha—I am not my own; I have given mys...

I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. — St. Kateri Tekakwitha

April: Sosipater — You are there!

St. Sosipater (aka Sopater) is mentioned twice in the Bible and both times he co...

St. Ambrose—To the good man, to die is gain…

To the good man, to die is gain. The foolish fear death as the greatest of evils...

St. Angela of Foligno—Exalted, drawn, and absorbed into...

Exalted, drawn, and absorbed into the uncreated Light, I beheld that which canno...

Embracing Easter

(ABOVE) Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), Fritz von Uhde (1848–1911)

St. Clement of Alexandria—Christ has turned all our sun...

Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns. — St. Clement of Alexandria

St. Peter Julian Eymard—When you place a Eucharistic sp...

When you place a Eucharistic spark in a soul, you have implanted therein a divin...

St. Leo the Great—O the wonderful power of the cross! …

O the wonderful power of the cross! O the unspeakable glory of the Passion, in w...

Jesus’ crucifixion up close

Spanning the gap between the late medieval world and the so-called modern age, a...

St. John Vianney—God is like a mother who carries her c...

God is like a mother who carries her child in her arms by the edge of a precipic...

Household Chores Teach Independence

Q. When I was growing up, we had a “chore chart” on the wall of our kitchen that...