"God favors smallness...His love makes its presence felt even among the weeds, acts in a hidden and invisible way like the smallest of all seeds, and leavens the dough without making a sound (7-19-26)." #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

"Genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum." #CharlesSpencer

“The world needs forgiveness. Too many people are caught up in resentment and harbor hatred because they are incapable of forgiving. They ruin their own lives and the lives of others rather than find the joy of peace and serenity.” #PopeFrancis assisiproject.com

“Just as a whole world of beauty can be discovered in one flower, so the great grace of God can be tasted in one small moment.” #HenriNouwen

"The God of peace is never glorified by human violence." #ThomasMerton

"This is blood." #PrayForAmerica

"Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received, but only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #RebuildMyChurch

“The winds of war are blowing once again in the Middle East, Ukraine, and other parts of the world, sowing violence, terror and death, and affecting many innocent people. Let us not allow these winds to extinguish the flame of hope and peace, even when it seems fragile and flickering.” #PopeLeoXIV

"God's love for us is so great, so deep; it is an unfailing love, one which always takes us by the hand and supports us, lifts us up and leads us on." #PopeFrancis

"Be faithful and forge ahead." #SaintPauline

"The world sings of an infinite Love: how can we fail to care for it?" #PopeFrancis

"It is better to die well than to live wickedly. One should not sin in order to avoid the punishment of death. Truth conquers all things." #JanHuss

"All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start despite their mental and social conditioning." #PopeFrancis #BeginAgain

"Every word that comes from [his] mouth is a lie. When he says peace, he means war, and when he blasphemously uses the name of the Almighty, he means the power of evil, the fallen angel, Satan. His mouth is the foul-smelling maw of Hell, and his might is at bottom accursed (1942)." #WhiteRose

In this week's message, Brother Patrick reflects on the sudden death of his good friend, Father Ben Madu, and takes comfort in the words of Pope Francis: "The work of God's love is stronger than death." #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove #LoveEachOther #PrayTogether ccgronline.com/2026/07/05/1...

O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe. #LangstonHughes #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"A nation can be considered great when it defends liberty...when it fosters a culture that enables people to dream of full rights for all their brothers and sisters...[and] when it strives for justice and the cause of the oppressed (2015)." #PopeFrancis #America250 #PrayForAmerica

O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet— And yet must be— the land where every man is free. #LangstonHughes #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"Building a future of freedom requires love of the common good and cooperation in a spirit of subsidiarity and solidarity (2015)." #PopeFrancis #America250 #PrayForAmerica

O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath— America will be! #LangstonHughes #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place (2015)." #PopeFrancis #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"An elective despotism was not the government we fought for (1788)." #JamesMadison #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"People with clenched fists cannot shake hands." #IndiraGandhi

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." #DrSeuss

“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” #USConstitution #FourteenthAmendment #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." #AnneFrank

"An honest public servant can’t become rich in politics. he can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service….I would much rather be an honorable public servant and known as such than to be the richest man in the world." #HarrySTruman #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny." #JamesMadison #America250 #PrayForAmerica

"Our efforts must aim at restoring hope, righting wrongs, maintaining commitments, and thus promoting the well-being of individuals and peoples." #PopeFrancis #Fraternity #Solidarity

"Love only bears fruit in self-giving: when we are willing to lose a little of ourselves to make room for another; to lose a little time to listen to a friend; to lose a little comfort to share in a time of hardship (6-28-26)." #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther