“For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.” -Luke 8:17

“...a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse.” -George Crumb's description of music

Love this image. Our Lady of Hope from the Saint Mark the Evangelist parish in San Marco of Castellabate, Italy.

Setting Out Into the Dark with God by Hans Urs von Balthasar churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/into-…

Put this in your Girardian pipe and smoke it.

“For the faith of the Catholic religion consists in bringing us the knowledge of Jesus Christ and light: he is the light of the soul, the door to life, the foundation of eternal salvation.” -St Bernardine of Siena

“…it is only when we have been taught by suffering that we who love non-being can regain the capacity to love what is.” -Maximus the Confessor

Bodies “are not for ornament or aid, as though simply external to the soul, but have to do with the very nature of man” -St. Augustine

War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading. The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined. #Peace is no longer sought as a gift and a desirable good in

Never more relevant words to be heard with the ear of the heart in today’s world from Pope Leo XIV

Nuance, theological breath and depth, authority, and moral clarity. youtu.be/7MElIdylOM0?si…

"Ridicule is the act of a soul that has lost its dignity." - St. John Chrysostom

“The Catholic Church glories in every deed of Christ. Her supreme glory, however, is the cross.” -St. Cyril of Jerusalem

The only way to overcome evil is with good.

“…those who behave like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. What the Spirit brings is very different…” -Galatians 5:21b

“Rouse yourself, man, and recognise the dignity of your nature.” -St. Leo the Great, pope

“For we are born in the present only to be reborn in the future.” -Saint Leo the Great, pope

“…but the devil did not foresee the redemption of man, when the Son of Man slew death and broke hell asunder. The devil at first conquered man through the woman; but God at last crushed the devil through the woman who bore the Son of God…” -Hildegard of Bingen