Spirituality and Community Life

“How grateful you must be to God for your vocation. I am sure that you will tell me, `I am already doing it´; and I dare to tell you that you are doing very little and I do it for you, and I constantly pray for you to persevere in the Society of Jesus and to give you...

“The Heart of Mary has been the organ of all the virtues to a heroic degree, particularly in the love for God and men”. Letter to a devotee of the Heart of Mary, in EC II, p. 1500 HEART OF MARY, FOUNT OF LOVE The liturgy helps us to live the mysteries of the life of...

“I knew quite clearly that it was God's will for me not to have any money, nor to accept anything but the meal that was set before me, never carrying any provisions. I knew that people were deeply impressed by this detachment, and for that reason I was determined to...

“As I always went on foot, I would fall in with mule-drivers and ordinary folk, and so I had a chance to talk with them about God and instruct them in their religion. This had the added advantage of helping take our minds off the road and giving us a great deal of...