Daily Thought from the Saints
"It is part of the discipline of God to make His loved ones perfect through trial and suffering. Only by carrying the Cross can one reach the Resurrection."
— Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Daily Scripture Verse
"Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground."
Ephesians 6:13
Daily Meditation
"The heart cannot exist without love; it will love either God or creatures. If it does not love creatures, it certainly will love God. In order to become holy, we must therefore banish from our heart all that is not for God. When anyone came to the Fathers of the desert and desired to be received by them he was asked: 'Do you bring an empty heart that it may be filled by the Holy Ghost?' And they were right, for a heart that is filled with the things of earth has no room for the love of God. He who brings a vessel filled with earth to the spring will never be able to fill it with water until he empties it of the earth with which it is filled. How does it happen that so many pray and go frequently to Holy Communion and still make no considerable progress in the love of God? The reason is doubtless because the heart is full of self-esteem, of vanity, of self-will, and of attachment to creatures. He, therefore, who wishes to arrive at the perfect love of God must practice poverty in spirit. He must be detached from worldly possessions, from temporal honors, from his fellow creatures, and from himself."
— St. Alphonsus Liguori
Daily Catholic Wisdom
Of old, God the incorporeal and uncircumscribed was never depicted. Now, however, when God is seen clothed in flesh, and conversing with men, (Bar. 3.38) I make an image of the God whom I see. I do not worship matter, I [16] worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake, and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out my salvation through matter. I will not cease from honouring that matter which works my salvation.
- St. John of Damascus
Three Treatises on the Divine Images: Apologia Against Those Who Decry Holy Images
A Prayer from Notre Dame University
Rev. William Simmons, C.S.C.+
Thank you, gracious and loving God, for the gifts and blessings you have given to us. All that we have comes from you. May your Spirit grant us generous hearts, willing to share what we have in time, treasure, and talent with those in need. Grant us hearts overflowing with loving generosity.