“(Lent) is a period of spiritual ‘combat’…
“(Lent) is a period of spiritual ‘combat’ which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of...
“You don’t know how to pray? Put yourself…”
“You don’t know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, and as soon as you have said, ‘Lord, I don’t know how to pray!’ you can be...
“Again and again it astonishes us…”
“Again and again it astonishes us that God makes himself a child so that we may love him, so that we may dare to love him, and as a child...
“We desire to be able to welcome Jesus…”
“We desire to be able to welcome Jesus at Christmas-time, not in a cold manger of our heart, but in a heart full of love and humility, in a heart...
“Rejoice and be glad that so great…”
“Rejoice and be glad that so great and good a Lord, on coming into the Virgin’s womb, willed to appear despised, needy, and poor in this world, so that men...
“He was created of a…”
“He was created of a mother whom He created. He was carried by hands that He formed. He cried in the manger in wordless infancy. He, the Word, without whom...
“The King of Heaven deigned to be…”
“The King of Heaven deigned to be born in a stable, because He came to destroy pride, the cause of man’s ruin.” – St. Alphonsus Liguori Sign up to receive...
“The devil is afraid of us…”
“The devil is afraid of us when we pray and make sacrifices. He is also afraid when we are humble and good. He is especially afraid when we love Jesus...
“We must not be wise according to the flesh…”
“We must not be wise according to the flesh. Rather we must be simple, humble, and pure. We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be...
“Don’t be discouraged…”
“Don’t be discouraged if you do not see the good you do. Most of the time people are helped through obscurity, their hidden sacrifices, instead of the fervor of a...
