Administrative or Spirit?

"The more administrative machinery we construct, be it the most modern, the less place there is for the Spirit, the less place there is for the Lord, and the less freedom there is. It is my opinion that we ought to begin an unsparing examination of conscience on this point at all levels in the Church."

- Pope Benedict XVI

Stay quiet with God...a little while longer today...

"If a tiny spark of God's love already burns within you, do not expose it to the wind, for it may get blown out.... Stay quiet with God. Do not spend your time in useless chatter.... Do not give yourself to others so completely that you have nothing left for yourself."
                                                                                                     - St. Charles Borromeo
 

Everything is a gift from God...

Todo es don de Dios.

Y sólo reconociendo esta dependencia vital del Creador,

encontraremos libertad y paz.

Everything is a gift from God. And only by recognizing this vital dependence of the Creator,

we will find freedom and peace.

     Benedicto XVI: @Pontifex_es

Open to Grace

The Holy Spirit is the vehicle by which we leave off the old self bound by sin, slavery, fear and egoism, and embrace the new, open to grace and freedom and love.

— from Making Sense of God

Helping, Not Judging

Just as there are people who will not eat today without help, through no fault of their own, there are people who will never make it to heaven without a great deal of help. Judging them is not our business. Our role is to help whomever we can without criticism.

— from Make Room For God