A brief respite from the heavy work on clerical abuse, with these quotes that were posted to Facebook, Instagram, and X recently:
“To me he has granted his infinite mercy and through it I contemplate and adore the other divine perfections! All of these perfections appear to be resplendent with love, even his Justice (and perhaps this even more so than the others) seems to me clothed in love”. This is one of the loftiest insights of Therese, one of her major contributions to the entire People of God. In an extraordinary way, she probed the depths of divine mercy, and drew from them the light of her limitless hope. — Pope Francis, apostolic exhortation C’est la Confiance 27
It seems to me that nothing says “love that is at the Heart of God” than the Eucharist: union, consummation, Him in us, us in Him; and isn’t it Heaven come down to earth? — Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity
Joy is prayer: the sign of our generosity, selflessness, and close and continual union with God. Everything, in eyes, face, action, that joy must be seen. — Saint Teresa of Calcutta
We must go all the way down to the bottom. He [God] wants our whole heart. It is not only our behaviour he wants. — Cardinal Charles Journet
Contemplative in the Mud 