“There is no more urgent need than total surrender to God, putting oneself totally in his hands. In his infinite, and therefore in his incomprehensible love… He wishes to fill us with himself, if only we wish to be filled by him and do not close our hearts to him by filling them with things …
“To consider life as a march through the Desert to Horeb in order to see God there and in the contemplation of God to give a totally new dimension to life. To make of life a foretaste of heaven by already here seeing God united with us as much as possible, God living and working …
“People have to see God again and live in contemplation of God. This is called mysticism. So be it. I can even applaud this usage if in it I can find the expression of the truth that in mysticism we have to see the progressive and highest development of what has potentially been posited in …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“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 …
“Whatever the troubles and difficulties that weigh you down, bear them all patiently and keep in mind that these are the things which constitute your cross. Offer your help to the Lord and carry the cross with Him in gladness of heart.” Bl. Françoise d’Amboise What do you think of this quote? Write it on …
“Let us consider it well, just as every day hundreds of people are brought to the Church by the heroic life of some of us, so hundreds every day are repelled from the Church by the non-Christian life of many who call themselves Christians, even Catholics. If we consider the intercession of a saint or …
“But the principal point to remember is that the school of Carmel, while rating at its highest the cure of souls in the world, cannot forget that it is called to a higher vocation. Elias was called to a life of prayer in the midst of a life of intense activity, yet he is one …