If the person who says they love you is unwilling to sacrifice for you it ain't love.

It is so beautifully ironic that St. Francis - the great lover of animals - is now a pigeon's target in countless yards.

How beautiful that after 2,000 years, no one can outdo "God is love." It's the most perfectly concise, hopeful phrase in history.

Great morning prayer is like marinating in the Holy Spirit.

I'm a sinner. I don't always love God as strongly as I could or as directly as I should. Ash Wednesday reminds me that it is only through God that I have life; He gave it to me. God forgives. He loves. And He gives this sinner a second chance. Put simply: my God kicks ash.

God made saints out of far worse people than you.

Christ always calls us to life and constantly to greater joy, but rarely does He call us to comfort.