I would always tell people that I believe children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance. -Ishmael Beah; "A Long Way Gone -Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" (quoted by my son Thomas in an English essay he wrote this year) as i loo… more »

Above all else guard your heart; for everything you do flows from it. -NIV Watch over your heart with all diligence; for from it flow the springs of life. -NASB -Proverbs 4:23 (two different translations of the same verse, found on my friend Chris'… more »

Put up willingly with the faults of others if you wish others to put up with yours. -St. John Bosco especially love this quote when talking about MY faults, but not so much when i have to put up w/ YOUR faults ;) i've been using a book as my daily me… more »

Also in suffering, let us say, "Thanks be to God." -Saint Gianna Beretta Molla  (originally sent via text to my 4 children, some family and friends Sep. 18, 2011) this one didn't come easy for me. it still isn't easy. yet, there is a certain power i… more »

Every happening, every event, every suffering [and] also every joy, is a sacrament that gives God to the soul.  -Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity; from WISDOM FROM Women Saints; The Word Among Us Stand-Up Calendar; Compiled by Jeanne Kun -September 11… more »

When faced with the suffering of a loved one ... we feel powerless and we cannot find the right words.  Before a brother or sister plunged into the mystery of the cross ... compassionate silence, a prayerful presence, a gesture of tenderness and comfort… more »

In tribulations God enriches his beloved souls with the greatest graces... - ...a single "blessed be God," in adversity, is worth more than a thousand acts of thanksgiving in prosperity. - St. Alphonsus Liguori; Magnificat magazine; August, 2011; pp. 31… more »