Daily Catholic Quote — from Saint Teresa of Calcutta
“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
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“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — from Saint Teresa of Calcutta
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Print this entry
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View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — from Saint Teresa of Calcutta
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Please share on social media. Print this entry
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Micah 6:8
“He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8) Please share on social media....
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Ephesians 4:31-32
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”...
View ArticleFinding Authentic Connection in a World Where We are Lost to Each Other
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View ArticleEncountering the Word — Micah 6:8
“He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8) Please share on social media....
View ArticleDaily Quote — from Saint Teresa of Calcutta
“Kindness has converted more people than zeal, science, or eloquence.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta; No Greater Love) Please share on social media. Print this entry
View ArticleCardinal Tagle Illustrates The Power Of Accompaniment
At the Mid-Atlantic Congress a few weeks ago, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, gave the keynote address where he illustrated through personal stories the power of accompanying...
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View ArticleEncountering the Word — Ephesians 4:31-32
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”...
View ArticleEncountering the Word — Micah 6:8
“He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8) Encountering the Word is your...
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View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote — Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Image: St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Celine Martin (Sor Genoveva de la Santa Faz) CC0, via Wikimedia Commons A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “A word, a kindly smile, will often suffice to...
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