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Lent Should Bring Spiritual Renewal |St. John Chrysostom

by St. John Chrysostom | Mar 13, 2026 | Lent

"The fast of Lent has no advantage to us unless it brings about our spiritual renewal. It is necessary while fasting to change our whole life and practice virtue. Turning away from all wickedness means keeping our tongue in check, restraining our anger, avoiding all...

Meaning Of Repentance | St. John Climacus

by Catholic Saint | Feb 27, 2026 | Confession, Sin

"TO REPENT IS NOT TO LOOK DOWNWARDS AT MY OWN SHORTCOMINGS, BUT UPWARDS AT GOD’S LOVE.IT IS NOT TO LOOK BACKWARDS WITH SELF-REPROACH, BUT FORWARD WITH TRUSTFULNESS.IT IS TO SEE NOT WHAT I HAVE FAILED TO BE, BUT WHAT BY THE GRACE OF CHRIST I MIGHT YET BECOME.”St. John...

Do Not Renounce Your Ability To Think | Pope Leo XIV

by Pope Leo XIV | Feb 16, 2026 | Controversial Subjects, World's View

Do not renounce your ability to think There has long been abundant evidence that algorithms designed to maximize engagement on social media — which is profitable for platforms — reward quick emotions and penalize more time-consuming human responses such as the effort...

Jesus Is Here With His Cross | St. Therese

by St. Therese of Lisieux | Feb 3, 2026 | Lent

“Yes, my heart’s dear one, Jesus, is here with His cross. Since you are one of His favorites, He wants to make you into His likeness; why be afraid that you will not have the strength to carry this cross without a struggle? On the way to Calvary, Jesus did indeed fall...

Undertake Courageously Great Tasks For God’s Glory | St. John Eudes

by St. John Eudes | Jan 26, 2026 | Faith & Life, World's View

"Undertake courageously great tasks for God's glory, to the extent that he'll give you power and grace for this purpose. Even though you can do nothing on your own, you can do all things in him. His help will never fail you if you have confidence in his goodness....

Spend Time Gazing At The Crucifix | Pope Francis

by Pope Francis | Jan 9, 2026 | Faith & Life

God loves us, and He loves us madly, as one of the saints used to say. God’s love appears to be madness. He loves us: “God loved the world so much that He gave us His only son” (Jn 3:16). And He sent Him to die on the cross. And every time that we look at the...

Never A Child So Wise | Christmas Quote St. Peter Canisus

by St. Peter Canisius | Dec 26, 2025 | Christmas

“Never was a whimpering bit of humanityso powerful that, while lying on His bed of straw, He could command the very starsto direct whom He wished to visit Him.Never a child so wise or so rich as this little Infant who was full of grace and incarnate truth.Never anyone...

A Midnight Christmas Mass Homily | St. Francis de Sales

by St. Francis de Sales | Dec 25, 2025 | Christmas

“Among the solemnities of Holy Church there are three which have been celebrated at all times and which have their original source in that great feat of Passover which was observed in the Old Law. These three feasts are all called Pasch, or Passage, or Passover (Ex....

Christmas – A School Of Faith And Love (St. John Paul II)

by St. John Paul II | Dec 19, 2025 | Christmas

Dum medium silentium teneret omnia..."– "While earth was rapt in silence and night only half through its course, your almighty Word, O Lord, came down from his royal throne" (Antiphon to the Magnificat, 26 December).On this Holy Night the ancient promise is fulfilled:...

The Purpose Of Advent | Pope Benedict XVI

by Pope Benedict XVI | Dec 15, 2025 | Advent, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

“Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope.”-Pope Benedict XVI...

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