March 2011
40 posts
“A holy man pure in heart will not step aside from the truth for the sake of...”
– St. Augustine (via aholsteinson)
i am third.: I can has cheezburger... on a Friday... →
cymvallejo:
Lol… Never before have I had the opportunity to use this picture in such a perfect way. I think I might cry.
But Yes, I come announcing good news, I’m sure my patron Archangel Gabriel would be proud.
Someone shot me an email asking me about whether or not we can…
“The first step to humility is to realize you are proud. To think you’re not...”
– C.S. Lewis (via becket)
Messengers of God →
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls ‘angels’ is a truth of faith. The witness of Scripture is as clear as the unanimity of Tradition.” (CCC para. 328)
“I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the kingdom of heaven,...”
– St. John of the Cross
(via becket)
“”He who hangs on a cross between thieves on Calvary hill shines brighter than...”
– St. Thomas of Villanova (via supportgoodhabits)
“What good is it to be able to explain the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity if you...”
– St. Louis de Montfort (via supportgoodhabits)
“Never make a decision without stopping to consider the matter in the presence of...”
– St. Josemaria Escriva (via msbubbles)
BECKET.: An Airport Encounter by Archbishop... →
becket:
As I was waiting with the others for the electronic train to take me to the terminal, a man, maybe in his mid-forties, waiting as well, came closer to me.
“Are you a Catholic priest?” he kindly asked.
“Sure am. Nice to meet you,” says I, as I offered my hand.
He ignored it. “I was raised a…
“Self-denial is not our gift to God, but allowing God to do more for us!”
– St. Padre Pio
Lent is in full swing! Have you embraced something good to sacrifice and ‘give up?’ Make sure it is something God can use to expand your heart for more love!
(via becket)
“The more I study science, the more I believe in God.”
– Albert Einstein (via itiswellwithmysoul)
Good as New: Understanding Reconciliation →
The Global War Against Baby Girls →
“That joke, that witty remark held on the tip of your tongue; the cheerful smile...”
– St. Josemaría Escrivá (The Way, 173)
“Dryness and aridity may be a trial sent from God. Bear it patiently. Remain...”
– St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but...”
– St. Teresa of Avila (via becket)
“Prayer is the basic prerequisite to service of the Church and the world. Every...”
– Pope John Paul II (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“Sacrifice without love is pain. Pain without love is misery. Love without pain...”
– Archbishop Fulton Sheen (via becket)
“God gives His gifts where He finds the vessel empty enough to receive them.”
– C.S. Lewis (via supportgoodhabits)
“Prayer is the best weapon we possess, the key that opens the heart of God.”
– Padre Pio (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
“He has given His angels orders about you, to guard you wherever you go”
– Psalm 91:11 (via jnariooo)
“Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon...”
– St. Ignatius of Loyola (via thefullnessofthefaith)
Shortage of U.S. Military Chaplains →
Jeremiah 3:15
“In a poor Child brought by poor people making a poor offering, Simeon discovered...”
– Archbishop Fulton Sheen (via crusadermaximus)
“Sometimes when I find myself spiritually in dryness so great that I cannot...”
– St Therese of Lisieux (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
amen! (via msbubbles)
“Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin. All...”
– St Isidore of Seville (via my-crazy-catholic-life)
i am third.: "You do it." →
iam3rd:
Today, the Church celebrated the memorial of Saint Katharine Drexel.
There is a story told about Saint Katharine where she approached the Pope asking him to send more missionaries to the American midwest.
The Pope basically responded with something a long the lines of: “You do it. You be a…
“Prayer is like a great love. When you start dating the silence can be awkward,...”
– Matthew Kelly (via itiswellwithmysoul) 