May 17

Daily Thought from the Saints

"Faith is a habit of the mind whereby eternal life is begun in us, making the intellect assent to what is non-apparent."

— St. Thomas Aquinas

Daily Scripture Verse

"Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!"

Psalm 119:1-3

Daily Meditation

"Very pleasing to Me, dearest daughter, is the willing desire to bear every pain and fatigue, even unto death, for the salvation of souls, for the more the soul endures, the more she shows that she loves Me; loving Me she comes to know more of My truth, and the more she knows, the more pain and intolerable grief she feels at the offenses committed against me."

— God to St. Catherine of Siena

Daily Catholic Wisdom

…Beyond all the compassion we naturally can feel for the Mother’s suffering, the most rigorous theology demands of us that we pray to her and beg for admission into her open heart. It is through her that we will come to participate in the interior space of her Son’s suffering, which is almost inaccessible to us in our sinfulness.

—Hans Urs von Balthasar
from his book on the Rosary, “The Threefold Garland”

Daily Journey with the Pope

“Heroism does not consist only of the great events that fall under the spotlight… Heroism is often found in the tenacity of love poured out in a difficult family and on behalf of a threatened community.”

Pope Francis

A Prayer

Rev. Michael Belinsky, C.S.C.

Dear God, our campus, our neighborhoods, our world longs for the peace that can only come from you. Help us to place our cares and our hearts in your hands. Your Son taught us to trust in you and the mystery of the cross. Help us when we are afraid to trust in you and your promise of new life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!