“Have the courage to own up to one’s omissions and blunders.” – St. Vincent de Paul – To admit to my failures takes a lot of humility and courage. Rather than yielding to despondency, let me see these occasions as times of growth, painful...
The older I get the more convinced I am [of my unworthiness to be a priest] because day by day I discover how far removed I am from the state of perfection in which I should be living (V:569).
“Charity opens the heart and triggers dialogue so much desired by the Church. It unveils to the poor man, the true image of God.” – Rev. Joseph Jamet, C.M. – Lord, keep me mindful that few problems will not respond to dialogue undertaken with...
If I had known what it was when I had the temerity to enter it [the priesthood] — I would have preferred to till the soil than to commit myself to such a formidable state of life (V:569).
“Always, the hand of God is outstretched for those who wish to clasp it.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, what would I ever do without your support? Take my hand and lead me because so often I don’t know where to go or what to...
