Saint John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman was not without the witness and companionship of others in his own conversion.
John Henry Newman was not without the witness and companionship of others in his own conversion.
Every time we suffer a calamity in our spiritual life, we grow alarmed and think we have lost our way.
At the beginning of the Gospel of Mark there are four phrases that summarize the entire work of the Lord and that nurture and give meaning to our existence:
Firmer resolution to maintain a deep inner stability and to accept the waves of difficulties, agitation, and confusions that, though caused by my health, do not touch the depths, as well as painful disappointments caused by some people.
Saint Thérèse saw the infinite love of God as a pent-up ocean, yearning and aching to release its torrents which are held back by our barricades.
Death itself is doomed, evil must eventually collapse upon its own hollowness.
Truly, the name of Jesus is helpful and must be loved by all who desire salvation.
Our Lady stands before us in all her glory to show what marvels God will accomplish in us, what heights, what nearness to himself, if we but give ourselves to him as she did, and allow him to work in us.
The Holy Spirit is symbolized as a tongue of burning flame descended onto us, making our very hearts the hearth not only of human passion but also of the divine.