Matt Talbot was one of twelve children born to a poor family in Dublin. His addiction to alcohol began at twelve, when he got his first job with a wine merchant.

Only if we recommit to daily private and public prayer can we rediscover the content of the faith that is professed, celebrated, lived, and prayed.

Our life journeys will have twists and turns. But we never walk it alone.

Francis dreamed of glory on the battlefield. He got his wish—in a sense. He became a knight of Christ and “the herald of the great King.”

We understand how our own hands are so important in expressing our love and care for one another—a touch, a protective hold. That image also tells us about God.

Christian peace is a joyful peace, for Jesus is joyful; God is joyful.

Clinging to something that does not bring us life means clinging to our sure death.

When we don’t turn away from our own suffering and declare it unworthy of compassion, consolation, and love, we learn to recognize pain rather than run from it.

It is a state of receptiveness that contemplation tries to create in us. We work at being fully present to the moment and content to relax in God’s presence with us and within us.