Daily Quote from St. John Vianney
I tell you that you have less to suffer in following the cross than in serving the world and its pleasures. – St. John Vianney Print this entry
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Rethinking Catholic Boredom
On a recent Saturday morning my 10 year old son said: “Dad, I’m bored. What are we going to do for fun today?” Knowing my youngest son well, I translated this to mean that he was looking for something new and exciting and I was supposed to provide it. This all too frequent discussion with [...]
Daily Quote from St. John Vianney
You cannot please both God and the world at the same time. They are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts, their desires, and their actions. – St. John Vianney Print this entry
Daily Quote from St. John Vianney
You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God. – St. John Vianney Print this entry
Daily Quote from St. John Vianney
You either belong wholly to the world or wholly to God. – St. John Vianney Print this entry
Daily Quote from St. Peter of Alcantara
Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state; but if you and I begin in earnest to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made. – St. Peter of Alcantara Print this entry
Daily Quote from St. John Chrysostom
What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world. – St. John Chrysostom Print this entry
Daily Quote from St. Peter of Alcantara
Truly, matters in the world are in a bad state; but if you and I begin in earnest to reform ourselves, a really good beginning will have been made. – St. Peter of Alcantara Print this entry
Daily Quote from Archbishop Chaput
Catholics are meant to be a reflection of Christ’s presence in the world, preaching the Gospel, spreading the kingdom of God, building up the community of the faithful, and then reaching out to those who are most in need. If we don’t do all of these things, we’re not the full, clear presence of Christ [...]
Daily Quote from Pope Benedict XVI
The world needs more than just itself. Amid the dreariness, people do not need a distraction that will in the end become dreary itself; they are asking for mystery, even if they do not realize this themselves. They need the sign of the wholly Other, the living Word of God, entering into this our age [...]
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