When it comes to explaining the Blessed Virgin Mary, having a lot of love is more important than having a lot of answers. When we come up lacking, she’ll make greater goods out of our deficiencies, as only a mother can do. Whenever we're humiliated and shown our weakness, we should get ready for something better than we could ever plan and prepare to accomplish. Evangelize with joy, then, and with confidence. Know from the start that you don’t have all the answers-but your Savior does, and He loves His mother. He will give you everything you need, even if sometimes you need to fail.

To go to Mass is to go to Heaven.

At the root of all misery is unfulfilled desire.

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

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

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

IF THE LORD IS OUR JOY, OUR JOY CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY. IT CANNOT BE LOST...JOY HAD COME TO THE WORLD, AND IT HAD COME TO STAY.