Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions. -Frank Lloyd Wright

The fire, the cross, packs of wild beasts, lacerations, rendings, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs, crushing of the whole body, the horrible tortures of the devil—let all these things come upon me, if only I may gain Jesus Christ! – St. Ignatius of Antioch

When an insane gang pressed saintly Tarsicius, who was carrying the sacraments of Christ, to display them to the profane, he preferred to be killed and give up his life rather than betray to rabid dogs the heavenly body.

The business of the poet and the novelist is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things and the grandeur underlying the sorriest things. -Thomas Hardy

Jesus in today’s gospel: “You are greatly misled.”

At the cross at the cross where I first saw the light
And the burden of my heart rolled away
It was there by faith I received my sight
And now I am happy all the day

Touch the Face of God

When I die I want to touch the face of God
I want to live my life as a precursor to see him
I need to be humble as a first step to obedience
When God winks and smiles I want to touch His face
Touch the face of God

God gave me life as a supreme gift of His love
How I live my life in service is my gift back to Him
I give myself to the service of others as He wills it
I am shaped by the knowledge of the end of my life
Touch the face of God

I want to walk the path that Jesus walked so long ago
I know that with Jesus as my guide to the holy realm
I will enter the gates and Jesus will lead me to St. Peter
I go before God and I yearn to touch His face with humility
Touch the face of God

By Thomas J. Rillo