On this, her feast day, let us ask St. Teresa of Calcutta to smile upon us, to help us deepen our life of prayer, to confirm our resolution to serve Jesus in the poorest of the poor, and to practice a charity that bears witness to the Gospel and makes the Church fruitful with the gift of love.Read More
Yes, we are forming to continue the mission and ministry of Jesus: the mission of preaching the Word of God; the mission of imparting the new life Christ won for us; the mission of reconciliation and healing, the ministry of liberating from the downward pressure of the flesh, the ministry of liberating from the powers of sin and death.Read More
Like St. Monica and like the Church herself, let us love our students so much that we want for them the highest good: Never a day should go by without our praying that they would believe in the Lord with all their heart and soul. Read More
O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in your servants, in the spirit of holiness, in the fullness of your power, in the perfection of your ways, in the communion of your mysteries. Rule over every adverse power, in your Spirit, for the glory of the FatherRead More
Catholic homeschooling is not merely an alternative to other forms of education. It grows out a vision of the home as the first school of humanity. It grows out of the truth that the home is to be a domestic church: a place where the faith is transmitted and nurtured by prayer, where character is formed principally by...Read More
Coming through the doors of this retreat house, many pilgrims, we hope and pray, will experience the peace of Christ. May they find here a place of quiet, a place of refuge, a place of prayer, where they can grow in all knowledge and wisdom, truth and love, where they can allow Mary to lead them more deeply into...Read More
Yes, it is good to succeed in our chosen fields. To find happiness in our vocations and daily work. To leave the world a better place than we found it. But unless we are leading a transfigured life capable of amazing the world, unless we are manifesting the glory of God in Christ Jesus, we are not aiming high...Read More
The renewal of society begins, not with structures, but with saints. We can renew society by answering the call to holiness, and at the heart of our holiness is the One in whom we are one.Read More
Whether or not you are part of the Knights of Columbus, let Bl. Michael inspire you to share Christ’s love generously, and spur you on to help others, especially those in need, to reclaim their dignity as brothers and sisters of Christ and as the adopted children of God the Father.Read More
You and I both experience the need for a place of solitude, a place of quiet, apart from the world’s sound and fury, apart even from the dusty roads of mission, ministry, and the academy. It is there, alone with the Lord, that we can give voice to our questions, wrestle with our doubts, probe the Word of God more...Read More