Words of Encouragement

by CE Editor December 10, 2012

“Dear friends, the love of Christ impels us to devote ourselves without reserve to proclaiming his Name throughout America, bringing it freely and enthusiastically to the hearts of all its inhabitants. There is no more rewarding or beneficial work than…

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by CE Editor December 3, 2012

“…I strongly suspect that if we saw all the difference even the tiniest of our prayers to God make, and all the people those little prayers were destined to affect, and all the consequences of those effects down through the…

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by CE Editor November 29, 2012

The events that come to mind when we say “Christmas,” “Easter,” “Pentecost,” are so tremendous that their commemoration cannot be celebrated in a single day each. Weeks are needed. First, weeks of preparation, of becoming attuned in body and soul,…

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by CE Editor November 26, 2012

There is one institution in the world that still calls sin “sin”. It is the Catholic Church, which is, ironically, made up entirely of sinners. The Church has the unenviable task of explaining that there are things that the world…

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by CE Editor November 14, 2012

Sanctity is made up of heroic acts. Therefore in our work we are asked for the heroism of finishing properly the tasks committed to us, day after day, even though they are the same tasks. If we don’t, then we…

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by CE Editor November 8, 2012

Whenever we begin again, each and every day, our heart is filled with joy–and so is the Master’s. Every time we allow Jesus to enter into our life we please God immeasurably. The Sacred Heart of Jesus overflows with joy…

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by CE Editor November 5, 2012

The hour of our death will come soon; see then how it will be with you in another world; for today a man is, tomorrow he is not. And when he is out of sight, he is quickly out of…

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by CE Editor October 24, 2012

No, my dear children, we need never fear that the Mass hinders us in the fulfillment of our temporal affairs; it is altogether the other way around. We may be sure that all will go better and that even our…

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by CE Editor October 15, 2012

“I want a laity, not arrogant, not rash in speech, not disputatious, but men who know their religion, who enter into it, who know just where they stand, who know what they hold and what they do not, and who…

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by CE Editor October 11, 2012

Mercy can penetrate our hearts only if we ourselves learn how to forgive–even our enemies. Now even if it seems impossible for us to satisfy this requirement, the heart that offers itself to the Holy Spirit can, like Christ, love…

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