God sometimes gives us what we want so we'll learn to trust Him to give us what we need.

If you complain to someone, you assume that it's someone who really cares about you.

To go to Mass is to go to Heaven.

If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories.

Only when we cease to rely on our own strength can we discover that God's strength is always there for us.

Mary is God's masterpiece. Have you ever walked into a museum where an artist was displaying his work? Can you imagine him being offended if you were viewing what he considered to be his masterpiece? Would he resent your looking at that instead of at him? 'Hey, you should be looking at me!' Rather, the artist would receive honor because of the attention you were giving his work. And Mary is God's work, from beginning to end.

A joyless Catholic is the devil's best tool. A joyful Catholic is God's greatest instrument.