Bringing Peace To Others Quote-From A Carmelite Sister

"If you are kind in thought, word and deed, you will bring peace no matter where you go."

Mother M. Angeline Teresa McCrory, O. Carm. (Servant of God-Foundress of the Carmelite Sisters For the Aged and Infirm- 1893-1984)

During the coming year 2018, the world needs peace more than ever and it begins with each one of us seeking peace within, in our homes and praying for peace in our neighborhoods, in our country and around the world.
NJA

George Eliot On Becoming All You're Meant To Be

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."  (George Eliot-pen name) Mary Ann Evans

It's never too late to be what you might have been in God's plan. We each have a role to play in salvation history and whatever that might be, the way to find God's will for our lives is through prayer, all forms of prayer. Be steadfast on the spiritual journey and keep trying to find God's will.
NJA

"If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking......"

Pure Emily....

"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain:
If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."
Emily Dickinson

St. Benedict Quote on What's Really Important

"Gracious and holy Father, give me wisdom to perceive you, intelligence to fathom you, patience to  wait for you, eyes to behold you, a heart to meditate upon you and a life to proclaim you, through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord."
St. Benedict

St. Frances de Sales on Being Patient With Yourself

"Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfection but instantly set about remedying them-every day begin the task anew."
St. Frances de Sales

Or as St Teresa of Calcutta would tell her nuns when they failed or made a mistake---"Begin Again!"

Henry David Thoreau on Nature

"We need the tonic of wildness....We can never have enough of Nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features."  Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

One way to feel the presence of God is to surround ourselves with the beauty of Nature and quiet our souls and just be.
NJA

The Misuse Of Creation and Its Resources

"The misuse of creation begins when we no longer recognize any higher instance than ourselves, when we see nothing else but ourselves."
Pope Benedict (quoted by Pope Francis in the encyclical letter "Laudato Si")

If only President Trump reads the encyclical that Pope Francis gave him as a gift today in Rome, at the Vatican ....If only he reads it and it changes his ideas about the environment and how crucial it is to support policies that help the environment and stop the degradation of the earth and its resources. NJA

It's Never Too Late.....

It's never too late to be what you might have been.

George Eliot

Do you ever wonder what your true destiny in God is? Are you all you were meant to be? Do you listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit as the saints did? Not easy to find true meaning, your true calling and the purpose of your life, according to God's plan for you.  But it is achievable through prayer and persistence.
NJA

A Walt Disney Quote About Doing The Impossible

"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"
Walt Disney

The Church needs people who are willing to "put out into the deep" and try the impossible (with creativity)  to evangelize in the modern world. NJA

A Good Definition of Pride by St. John Climacus

We all suffer from some of it or a lot of it....it's one of the deadly sins and with good reason......pride creeps into our psyche in subtle ways....

"Pride is the denial of God. An invitation of the devil. It is the mother of condemnation, the offspring of praise, a sign of barrenness. It is a flight from God's help, the harbinger of madness, the author of downfall. It is the cause of diabolical position, the source of anger, the gateway of hypocrisy. It is the fortress of demons, the custodian of sins, and the source of hardheartedness. It is the denial of compassion, a bitter Pharisee, a cruel judge. It is the foe of God. It is the root of blasphemy."
(St. John Climacus-Abbot of St. Catherine Monastery-579-649)