Jonine

“Only when we humbly acknowledge that “we do not know how to pray as we ought,” are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer.”
― John Paul II, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated

“The heart is our hidden center, beyond the grasp of our reason and of others; only the Spirit of God can fathom the human heart and know it fully. The heart is the place of decision, deeper than our psychic drives. It is the place of truth, where we choose life or death. It is the place of encounter, because as image of God we live in relation: it is the place of covenant.”
― John Paul II, Catechism of the Catholic Church

“the soul always fears until she arrives at true love.”
― Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena

“We need to let ourselves be evangelized by the poor. They have much to teach us.”
― Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy