Jesus said to the Apostles:“Who among you would say to your servantwho has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field,‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?Would he not rather say to him,‘Prepare something for me to eat.Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink.You …
“Everyone strives after his own interest, harder still for his own possessions, and there appears to be no way of solving the conflicting interests in the dispute of each for his own. The way of the world is such that if one does not resist, he will be trampled underfoot, and only resistance can advance …
Since the Passover of the Jews was near,Jesus went up to Jerusalem.He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,as well as the money-changers seated there.He made a whip out of cordsand drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,and spilled the coins of the money-changers …
“Dear friend, Dachau, with all its difficulties and dangers, is like a dark tunnel that we have to go through. We have to persevere and keep up our courage. At the end, the Light is radiating that will give us freedom.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the …
Jesus told his disciples this parable:“The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virginswho took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,brought no oil with them,but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom was long …
“Whoever wants to win the world for higher ideals must have the courage to come into conflict with it… The conflict with the world is hard. But Christ died on the Cross and was victorious.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on the comment section. Photo by Br. Ritche …
Today, November 7, is the memorial of Saint Vincenzo Grossi. Founder of the Daughters of the Oratory. Vincenzo was born in 1845 in Italy. His mother taught him how to pray while his father instructed him on honest work and hard labor. After his First Communion, he announced to his family his desire to join …
Jesus said to his disciples:“I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth,so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.The person who is trustworthy in very small mattersis also trustworthy in great ones;and the person who is dishonest in very small mattersis also dishonest in great ones.If, therefore, you are …
“Above all, let us not forget this whenever something painful happens to us here. We have to use that moment to respond to his love. How trivial is everything that we experience here in comparison with what he has suffered for us.” Bl. Titus Brandsma What do you think of this quote? Write it on …
Today, November 6, is the memorial of Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira. Carmelite lay brother and Portuguese military leader (“The Holy Constable”). Nuno was born in Portugal in 1360. He was the illegitimate son of Brother Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Hospitalier Knight of St. John of Jerusalem and prior of Crato and Donna Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal. …