“The more we keep him company, the more we trust him in the dark night of the uncomprehended God, the more we will become aware that the very God who seems to be tormenting us is the one who truly loves us, the one we can trust without reserve. The deeper we go into the […]

“The real wound is our need for God, and God himself must be the cure.” — Iain Matthew, The Impact of God.

“Mary dwells not just in the past or in the lofty spheres of heaven. … She is and remains present and real in this historical moment; she is a person acting here and now. … Mary comes to us as a mother, always open to the needs of her children. Through the light which streams […]

Lord, help me to do nothing out of selfishness and vainglory, but rather to humbly regard others as more important than myself. Help me to focus not on my own interests, but on yours. Help me, Lord, not to grasp at anything, but to simply receive, with gratitude and joy, all that you bestow on […]

“I can’t do everything I want to do, but I can do everything God wants me to do” (Fr Peter Chepaitis, OFM). “Burnout is when I’m trying to do something that God hasn’t asked me to do” (Br. Leonard Konopka, MIC). So, instead of praying, “Lord, please bless what I’m doing,” I should pray, “Lord, […]