"Do we live a kind of Christianity without Christ?" -Patrick Bennett, Jr. (shared at Communion and Liberation School of Community on 5/10/12) seems to me we do sometimes.  maybe a lot of the time.  :-( patrick's questions struck me.  as i honestly lo… more »

One of the most noble of human efforts is the attempt to go beyond appearances and contingent circumstances and to strive to grasp the incorruptible, original, and mysterious aspects of life. -Luigi Giussani (found in At the Origin of the Christian Clai… more »

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.  - Mother Teresa; found in the book Soul Food - Wisdom and Inspiration to Feed Your Spirit, p. 104.  a book originally given to our son Matthew, Christmas 2008, and found recently in the basement ;-)… more »

"Suit up and show up."  - often heard in the rooms of A.A. + + + "The road is beautiful for those who walk."  - C. Chieffo, "La strada" ["The Road"], in Canti, Societa' Cooperativa Editoriale Nuovo Mondo, Milan, 2002, p. 245; as quoted by Julian Carro… more »

One single 'Our Father' said with attention and from the heart is worth more than many said in a hurry and out of habit.  - St. Francis de Sales (thank you for sharing this quote Esther :-) --i found it at an interesting place online at http://www.insti… more »

The first time I went to Mass, in trembling and fear, I was shocked to see people kneeling.  In the middle of Los Angeles, in the middle of the day... right out there in the open, for anyone who wandered in to see, they were asking for help...  - Heathe… more »

"Let us fix our eyes on the crucifix in every difficult moment, and that gaze will renew our courage."  - Saint Madeline Sophie Barat it's infinitely more than 'it could be worse...' there is power when absorbing the meaning... while gazing on a cruc… more »