It is so beautifully ironic that St. Francis - the great lover of animals - is now a pigeon's target in countless yards.
Maybe if we said that sin causes cancer, people would take it more seriously.
Sometimes holiness demands that we speak up, but oftentimes it calls us to shut up.
Laziness in prayer is like handing the devil a key to your house.
Some people say, "If you trust in God's unconditional love, why do you need to pray?" A better ending is "why wouldn't you want to?"
Sunday doesn't just prepare us for the week ahead - it prepares us for eternity.