Catholic Fire

October 1 is the feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux a dear friend and one of my most powerful intercessors. Here are some wonderful words of wisdom from her: "How easy it is to please Jesus, to ravish His Heart. We have merely to love Him, while, at the same time, forgetting ourselves." "We have merely to love Him, without looking at ourselves, without examining our faults too much." "The good God does not need years to accomplish His work of love in a soul; one ray from His Heart can, in an instant, make His flower bloom for eternity..." “Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.” "On the day of my conversion Charity entered into my heart and with it a yearning to forget self always; thenceforward I was happy." "I applied myself above all to practice quite hidden little acts of virtue; thus I liked to fold the mantles forgotten by the Siste...

Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today said that people cannot lose sight of moral priorities in the face of economic stress. "No doubt, these are troubled times," said Dr. King, "but it's in troubled times that we especially need to remember what's important. What the current economic meltdown should teach us is that our hope is not in the things of this earth, but in God." "If financial pressures cause us to stop loving our neighbors, to think only of ourselves, we have lost much more than money," added Dr. King. "If we stop giving to charity, cease donating our time to help others, or, in the extreme, abort a baby for financial reasons, we literally sacrifice the eternal for the temporary." "Ultimately, what bring us the greatest rewards or the worst scars are the choices we make that have spiritual consequences," said Dr. King. "In the end, we don't...

In honor of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta's feast day on Friday, September 5, I will be posting on her everyday this week. Blessed Mother Teresa was very close to the Brothers of St. John (my community) and requested them for retreats for her and her Sisters. She is very close to my heart and her simple words of wisdom speak to me in a powerful way. This beautiful video is from Catholiques.