St. Vincent de Paul

Help honors when to the bread that nourishes it adds the visit that consoles, the advice that enlightens, the friendly shake of the hand that lifts

Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing higher, nothing stronger, nothing larger, nothing more joyful, nothing fuller, nothing better in heaven or on

Today is Divine Mercy Sunday.  We would like to share an excerpt from the Marian Press book 52 Weeks with St. Faustina by Donna-Marie

Since we are fundamentally dependent on God and in His debt for our creation and redemption, our love is always owed to Him, a duty, a response to

Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well; who rewards even a cup of cold water given for love of Him. St.

If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor.  If you wish God to anticipate your wants, provide those of the needy without

Let us go then, my brothers, and work with a new love in the service of the poor, looking even for the most destitute and abandoned among them.  Let

A tree is known but its fruit; a man by his deeds.  A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness

We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit

What does love look like?  It has the hands to help others.  It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.  It has eyes to see misery and

Always be impartial and just in your deeds.  Put yourself into your neighbor’s place, and him in yours, then you will judge fairly…Frequently,

Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts. St. Thomas Aquinas

Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call to mind Our

A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one.  And wonder not:  for it were better for us that the sun should be

This weekend we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus so let us give thanks for this most precious sacrament! Just as a man cannot live in the flesh unless

Walking by faith, let us do good works.  In these let there be a free love of God for His own sake and an active love for our neighbor.  For there

O my God, teach me to be generous, to serve you as you deserve to be served, to give without counting the cost, to fight without fear of being

Mary was the most perfect among the saints only because she was always perfectly united to the will of God. St. Alphonsus Liguori Our Christmas

If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes. St. Clement of Alexandria We are less than 1 week away from our Christmas

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for