This parable is from the German Dominican priest, Fr. John Tauler (died in 1361 A.D.): “Going to the church door, the Master met a beggar there.  He was in a miserable plight, his feet covered with mud and all his tattered clothes not worth three pennies.  The Master said:  ‘Good day, my friend.‘  The beggar:  […]

“Christians believe that a mysterious, spiritual solidarity exists among themselves and all other children of the same God.  We call this solidarity the communion of saints; the efforts, merits, and sufferings of each individual benefit the rest.  A similar law exists in the natural order, and if we think about it a little, we shall […]

“[L]et us realize that all collective reform must first be individual reform.  Let us work at transforming ourselves and our lives.  Let us influence those around us, not by useless preaching, but by the irresistible power of our spirituality and the example of our lives. Let us give ourselves generously and try to strengthen our […]

More food for thought from St. Francis de Sales: There is no clock, no matter how good it may be, that doesn’t need resetting and rewinding twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. In addition, at least once a year it must be taken apart to remove the dirt clogging […]