Arlene Alog-david

“If God is for us, who is against us?’ (Rom 8:31).[211]”
― Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God – Volume 5 Part 2: Ordinary Time Weeks 29-34

“We stand there, quiet. My questions all seem wrong: How did you get so old? Was it all at once, in a day, or did you peter out bit by bit? When did you stop having parties? Did everyone else get old too, or was it just you? Are other people still here, hiding in the palm trees or holding their breath underwater? When did you last swim your laps? Do your bones hurt? Did you know this was coming and hide that you knew, or did it ambush you from behind?”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.”
― Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

“the vocation to sanctity is not linked to a call to become a priest, monk, or nun but to sanctify themselves in the normal settings of daily life.”
― John F. Coverdale, Saxum: The Life of Alvaro del Portillo