Be Creative for Christ!

"Find your voice, shout it from the rooftops, and keep doing it until the people that are looking for you find you."
Dan Harmon

The Church and all Christians need to be more creative, think outside the box and start showing others all the good and depth that is a part of who we are. NJA

John Muir Quote on Walking in Nature

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than they seek."
John Muir  (also known as "John of the Mountains." Muir was a Scottish-American environmentalist, naturalist, author and early advocate for protecting the wilderness in America.)

According to studies I've read walking in nature is good for the soul, mind and body......walking in nature in sunshine lessens depression and lifts one's spirits and improves overall mental health.
NJA

St. Alphonsus Liguori On Speaking With God In All Circumstances

"Acquire the habit of speaking to God with familiarity and confidence, as to your dearest and most loving friend. Speak of your life, your plans, your troubles, your joys, your fears. In return, God will speak to you--not that you will hear audible words in your ears, but words that you will clearly understand in your heart."

St. Alphonsus Liguori (Bishop, founder of the Redemptorists, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, philosopher, and theologian)

Lord, give us the courage to follow your will and be guided by your Holy Spirit as St. Alphonsus was. May we have fruitful lives too!

St. Faustina On Pleasing God

"Pure love is capable of great deeds and it is not broken by difficulty or adversity. It knows that only one thing is needed to please God: to do even the smallest thing out of great love."
St. Faustina

Many saints have spoken of doing small things with great love such as St. Therese of Lisieux and in our own time, Mother Teresa.

Jesus Blesses the Earth

Jesus to St. Faustina:

"For your sake I will withhold the hand that punishes, for your sake I bless the Earth..."

(Diary of St. Faustina -431)

Bernie Sanders Impressed With Pope Francis

"He is a beautiful man. I am not a Catholic but there is a radiance that comes from him."

Bernie Sanders referring to his brief meeting with Pope Francis.

What Difference Does Easter Make in the Life of A Christian?

Fr. James Martin summed it up perfectly in his recent article for the Wall Street Journal ......

"What difference does Easter make in the life of the Christian? The message of Easter is, all at once, easy to understand, radical, subversive and life-changing. Easter means that nothing is impossible with God. Moreover, that life triumphs over death, Love triumphs over hatred. Hope triumphs over despair. And that suffering is not the last word." (WSJ article, Fr. James Martin, Easter 2016)

I say AMEN to all of that!!
NJA