The faithful Christian must not allow any day to pass without devoting some time to reading, meditation, and prayer...for holy reading shows the way to heaven, meditation travels it, and prayer attains the goal. ~ St. Thomas of Villanova

Our sins can weigh us down with discouragement. St. Ignatius of Loyola tells us that discouragement is never from God because it clouds faith and hope. God's love does not deal in punishment as human vengeance does. God's love disciplines us in order to free and purify us - sometimes a painful process - so that we may not die but live in Christ. ~ Magnificat, 7-28-6

God is all mercy and stands with open arms to admit us to his glory. ~ St. Catherine of Genoa

God is true: He has a long memory for his own promises and a short memory for our failures to keep ours. ~ Magnificat, 8-2-6