Saint John of the Cross

Contemplation is nothing else than a secret and peaceful loving inflow of God which, if not hampered, fires the soul in the spirit of love.

Saint Arsenius the Great

Strive with all your might to bring your interior activity into accord with God, and you will overcome exterior passions.

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

The most beautiful Credo is that which comes from your lips in darkness, in sacrifice, in pain, in supreme efforts of an unbending will for good. It is this which like a strong bolt of […] Read More

Saint Teresa of Avila

All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example. What more do we desire from such a good friend […] Read More

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Mary, the Mother of that Divine Savior, is only a creature, human and not Divine. But exalted to the high office of being the ciborium of Emmanuel for the nine months she carried in her […] Read More

Saint Bonaventure

If we are on fire with longing for our heavenly home in our hearts, we will have no difficulty in enduring exterior cold.

Saint Francis Solano

Oh, if we could just praise God as faithfully as these tiny creatures do (pointing at some birds).

Saint Teresa of Jesus of the Andes

Sinners like myself find in you (Mary) a protecting Mother who can crush beneath her immaculate feet the head of the dragon. And in your eyes I see mercy, pardon and a shining lamp to […] Read More

Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Without prayer, I could not fulfill the work that is mine to do, not even for half an hour. I draw my strength from God by prayer.

Saint Benedict of Nursia

Every time you begin a good work, you must pray to God most earnestly to bring it to perfection.