Daily Catholic Quote from Blessed John Henry Newman
“God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission — I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it...
View ArticleBeing Still and Knowing
It’s been a long haul. I’ve been facing a couple of challenges that have stretched me and pulled me and forced me to really lean back into God. And it hurts. As I sat in Mass this weekend, listening to...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Proverbs 24:5
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture A wise man is mightier than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength… (Proverbs 24:5) Print this entry
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Teresa of Avil
“We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Thomas Aquinas
“To love God is something greater than to know Him.” (St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church) January 28 is the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church (1225 – 1274). Print...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — Heaven and Earth Will Pass Away
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). How important it is to be reminded of our place and the place of creation in God’s Providence. All of time and space...
View ArticleCan Human Free Will and Divine Predestination Both be True?
If God is not love but only knowledge, then it is difficult or impossible to see how human free will and divine predestination can both be true. But if God is love, there is a way. Freedom and...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — People of Love
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you… love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:9,12). If we are going to be His disciples… if we are going to say that we love Jesus… we must be people...
View ArticleA Big Truth: “I Don’t Know”
My husband says, “If you don’t know what you don’t know, then you are dangerous.” That bit of wisdom is important….but it requires some effort to puzzle through what it means. Although he is...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Proverbs 15:1-2
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. (Proverbs 15:1-2) Print this entry
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Isaiah 11:2
A Daily Quote From Sacred Scripture “The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Proverbs 13:16
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “In everything a prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.” (Proverbs 13:16) Print this entry
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Thomas Aquinas
“To love God is something greater than to know Him.” (St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church) January 28 is the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church (1225 – 1274). Print...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — Heaven and Earth Will Pass Away
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Matthew 24:35). How important it is to be reminded of our place and the place of creation in God’s Providence. All of time and space...
View ArticleDaily Lenten Reflection — A People of Love
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you… love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:9,12). After three years of being with his Apostles, Jesus must prepare them for His Passion, Death,...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Proverbs 15:1-2
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. (Proverbs...
View ArticleAre Human Free Will and Divine Predestination Both True?
If God is not love but only knowledge, then it is difficult or impossible to see how human free will and divine predestination can both be true. But if God is love, there is a way. Freedom and...
View ArticleCatholic Quote of the Day — from St. Teresa of Avila
“We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Isaiah 11:2
A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the...
View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — from St. Teresa of Avila
“We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His...
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