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Known mostly for his translation of the Scriptures into Latin, Saint Jerome was also an inspiring writer of letters and commentaries. He was said to have had a bad temper, yet he was a man of prayer and penance. A combination of conflicting qualities, Saint Jerome stands out as one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church.
Many people today reject Jesus. They’re not interested in what he has to offer. They look on faith and religion as a kind of hobby–appropriate for those who like that sort of thing, irrelevant to those who don’t.
In suffering Francis felt especially close to Jesus. Not that he wanted to punish himself or that he took delight in pain, but in illness he saw a weakness that was strength.
Francis knew in his heart what the cost would be to follow Christ—and he paid it. And so Lady Poverty would be his forever!
Think how the light returning in your life each day is a miracle to behold. It might be the physical light of the sun or the light of a friend’s smile.
Angels appear frequently in Scripture, but only Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are named. Each of these archangels performs a different mission in Scripture: Michael protects; Gabriel announces; Raphael guides.
The archangels Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel whom the Church celebrates today are special agents of God’s care for his people. The Church looks on each of them as patrons of certain aspects of our world.
Francis prayed day and night that God would give all people the courage to be themselves instead of what others expected them to be.
Listening to the birds or the sounds of a thunderstorm can put our lives back together. We can sense our place in God’s creation.
A young woman once politely declined an invitation by saying she was “already spoken for.” We all are already spoken for, as God has claimed us as his own.
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