There are current dangers to authenticity of a spiritual life. Every baptized person is consecrated to God in Christ. It is a matter of be-ing from which do-ing flows. Are we God’s instrument of service or our own? Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
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A person’s greatness lies in holiness. The potential is there, but each person must be an instrument in its development. But, no one is an island. Time is not forever, and we are assured of nothing. Ask yourself, “Before I die, how shall I live? If I have not shared, I have not lived, for […]
Ad Sum! Here we are, Lord. Send us to bring Good News to the lonely, to bind up the hearts that are broken, to give new sight to the blind, and to comfort all who grieve. Above all, help us to hold on, for we have much that others have not. With Isaias, we say: […]
Try to imagine, in moments of pettiness, to walk in the shoes of the needy — that you are the one in the ditch — and you will soon lose your pettiness and become the Good Samaritan . A mere surface courtesy is not Christ’s Way. He gave us a Commandment “to love one another […]
Somewhere I read of someone’s Mother’s reaction in the face of danger and crises. I share it with you as timely. In substance: “We kids were always prepared for the worst – expecting a disaster when danger came into our lives – but I always remember my Mother’s breaking in to the stillness of waiting […]
Truth crushed to earth will rise. The eternal years of youth are hers. But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among its worshipers.
Heaven begins with you. The journey to God passes through self-knowledge. When we stumble over the truth, we are not supposed to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and proceed on as though nothing had happened. Learning is a gift of the intellect — Humility is truth! Again, the journey to God passes through self-knowledge. […]
Be calm in your spirit And always confide completely in Our Lord. Rely on the Divine Spirit and conform to the Divine will in everything — in joy, in success and in adversity. Don’t worry about tomorrow. Mother Patricia O’Connor Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
There are some who not doubt would die for the faith but who are not prepared to live for it, establishing a good spirit in their relationship with others. It is the inner spirit of a person that people respond to, not the surface appearance. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend & Guide
Happiness in our lives begins at the moment we overcome ourselves and for mercy’s sake pardon those who have wronged us. We are not happy because we are unforgiving , and we are unforgiving because we feel superior to others. “Mercy is the fruit of the highest degree of love” — because love creates equals […]