Many years ago, after mudslides in Pakistan killed hundreds of poor people, someone asked Mother Teresa why God would do such a thing to the poor? That disaster had mostly affected those living in shacks on hillsides. Mother Teresa replied, “Maybe they were closer to God and ready to die, while the rich need more [...]
“If we allow a mother to kill her own child, how can we tell people not to kill each other?” Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Reflection: Mother Teresa died on this day in 1997. She saw in each person – no matter how sick or depraved – the image of God. She spoke boldly to those in [...]
“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
The old man inched along the sidewalk toting a grocery sack. His back was painfully hunched and his eyes were downcast. When I spotted him, my heart flinched with pity – and I knew it was time for a drive-by prayer. Drive-by prayers are little invocations that can be offered for complete strangers who are [...]
“But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child, murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one [...]
The news keeps getting darker and darker. The United States borrows about 40% of every dollar it spends. That amounts to about 120 billion dollars added to the debt each month. The current U.S. debt, not including unfunded future liabilities, is 14.5 trillion dollars. Add in those liabilities and you have 76 trillion dollars. To [...]
“When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
“The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
Kindness has converted more people than zeal, science, or eloquence. – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Print this entry
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Daily Catholic Quote from St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
“I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him.” (St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin and Foundress) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, family and work. Tell your family and friends [...]
St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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