moral content, for good or for ill, and which mattered far more than I would ever know; I saw how everything that had ever happened in my life was the most perfect thing that could be arranged for my own
to the ground without our Father knowing (Mt 10: 31). I cannot believe that one useless word could ever fall from the mouth of an evangelist, especially while telling the story of the Holy Word. No, I cannot
of death, paralyzed for two years, my eyes riveted on hospital ceilings, without knowing if I would ever walk again, I made two promises to myself: to never again turn away from what is essential and to
“sends the rich away empty” and in the meantime I hankered tirelessly after riches and possessions and ever more refined things; if I were to prefer being empty-handed before God to being empty-handed before
general audience of Wednesday, May 6, in Saint Peter's Square. His exhortation is more relevant than ever in early May 2017! The Pope invites pilgrims to "renew" their "love for the Mother of Jesus" and "spend
Rosary? I can no longer skip saying a whole rosary each day. Its sovereign power plunges me into an ever-renewed abyss of adoration and gratitude." ( Vie Spirituelle , April 1936) The story of his conversion
civilization and of life is at stake. You see that the forces of man's destruction are at work more than ever, seducing minds and hearts. You are the woman of the Apocalypse who, with the help of the angels,
many other saints insisted that Mary never refuses to hear the prayers of her children. Why do we ever refuse the love and consolation that the sweet Mother of God offers us? Hugh Lammer was a Christian
prophecies explicitly and specifically talked about the time of His coming. The Gospel testifies to the ever-present character of this special expectation that seized everyone. As "the people were waiting e
she picked a deadly fruit, whereas Mary has given mankind the most beautiful fruit that angels will ever contemplate. He is the most handsome among the sons of men (cf. Ps 44: 3) because He is the splendor
