I wish to be ordinary with extraordinary love.  My dreams are not grandiose.  I don't need to save lives, tame animals, or create meaningful art.  I just want to hold the unknown him in the middle of the night, bury my face in the crook of his neck, and give him my love, freely and happily ( Read more... )

St. Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God.
Let this presence ( Read more... )

There are only two kinds of people in the world-those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord!” and those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord, it’s morning.”

The tragedy of the world is that so many are unloved.  Rose always look beautiful and smell sweet, and hence they are a prize to be possessed.  Sweetbriar, however, has fragrant leaves, and they are never so fragrant as when it rains.  The common people of the world are like these leaves; they have something fragrant about them, particularly when ( Read more... )

There are two ways of knowing how good God is.  One is never to lose Him; the other is to lose Him and find Him again.

God Love You by Most Reverend Fulton J. Sheen, Ph.D., D.D.

Fulton J. Sheen's works are amazing.  I discovered some of his quotes during the summer after attending a lecture and wow!  Everything I read from him speaks to my soul and ( Read more... )

So I was musing about my spiritual life and my state in life today.  That sounds a little stuffy but it was actually while I was washing my hands in the bathroom, haha.


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For me to be a saint means to be myself.  Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self.

Thomas Merton,
New Seeds of Contemplation

Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.
Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me.
For I know my offense; my sin is always before me. 
Against you alone have I sinned; I have done such evil in your sight 
That you are just in your sentence, blameless when you condemn. 
True, I was born guilty, a ( Read more... )

A Short Prayer

O Jesus, thank you for your love.
O Jesus, thank you for your love.
Your gift of love within our hearts
is love that has no end.
O Jesus, thank you for your love.

~Carey Landry