Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.

Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.

Jesus never pussyfooted

We never know what God has up His sleeve. You never know what might happen; you only know what you have to do now.

You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.

The process of shaping the child, shapes also the mother herself. Reverence for her sacred burden calls her to all that is pure and good, that she may teach primarily by her own humble, daily example.

To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss.