Real transformation of the heart, without which all external manners are hypocritical, is essential for authentic formation.
Salvation is not a prize for effort or a free pass to live as we will; it is a Person with Whom we relate. Salvation is not a grade, a review or a paycheck. Because it is a relationship with God, it must be fostered with the love that every relationship on earth also requires – attention, time, effort.
This year, St. John Henry Newman’s feast day fell on Sunday, October 9. We remember that date and look to the future.
In line with his patron saint St. Philip Neri and with St. Francis de Sales, Newman opened up a path of holiness for laity and priests.
The suffering of natural disasters or of innocent people is always a trial and a test to our faith.
Newman’s well-cultivated mind, humble before truth, is not unlike St. Therese’s Little Flower, accepting all things as God’s gifts.
We grow in sympathy for one another when we see each other as brothers and sisters.
One of my favorite memories of Queen Elizabeth II was when, to celebrate her platinum jubilee…
Queen Elizabeth II was a woman of faith and piety who spoke to people about belief in God and encouraged them to the practice of religion.
The more students freely and joyfully pursue learning just because it is good, the more they flourish and the more truly useful they can become.
