St. Teresa of Jesus said: “The Lord doesn't look so much at the greatness of our works as at the love with which they are done.”
Giving and loving — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Quote of the day, 7 November: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
What concrete results can the widow's two small coins produce?
Love is the future — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
As St. John of the Cross teaches: "After all, this love is the end for which we were created."
Quote of the day, 25 October: St. John of the Cross and Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
St. John of the Cross says that "faith lies beyond all this understanding, taste, feeling, and imagining." Bishop Báez explains that it's the loving and welcoming presence of Jesus that gives us the faith we need to live: not only faith in God but faith in life, in ourselves, and others.
Quote of the day, 18 October: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
St. John of the Cross reminds us that "God’s purpose is to exalt the soul". That is why he came down, "so profound is the humility and sweetness of God".
Quote of the day, 11 October: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Letting ourselves be conquered by the loving gaze of Jesus is the beginning of a new and eternal life.
Give, descend, and serve – Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Jesus wants to eradicate three deadly verbs from our daily life: to have, to ascend, and to command; and in their place he proposes that we should cultivate these three life-giving verbs: to give, to descend, and to serve.
Quote of the day, 23 August: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
When the Church sees that many people are distancing themselves and attacking Her, the Church never experiences the bitterness of resentment or the evil power of revenge; She always acts with gentleness and mercy
Quote of the day, 14 August: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Our Lady said "yes" to the Lord without knowing what awaited her... La Virgen dijo «sí» al Señor sin saber lo que le esperaba.
Quote of the day, 19 July: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
We rest when we seek a "solitary place" (Mk. 6:31) to be silent; to enter into ourselves; to listen to our conscience and perceive, beyond our fears and tensions, the presence of God who loves and cares for us.
Quote of the day, 26 June: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
A Roman soldier is concerned about his servant; he has feelings, he suffers for him.
Quote of the day, 24 June: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
This is what the birth of John the Baptist announces: just as from the womb of Elizabeth a creature is born, the Lord can bring forth life from a story of darkness and death.
Quote of the day, 21 June: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
When God seems absent, it's because he's present beyond our comprehension...
Quote of the day, 13 June: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
The Kingdom of God grows with a power of its own, which isn't dependent upon us; it is a call to trust in the loving power of God
Marie du jour 2021, May 28: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
History has never disproved the Virgin's prophetic words
Quote of the day, 17 May: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
In his Ascension Sunday homily, Bishop Báez say that by praying and witnessing to Jesus, we can heal the world
Quote of the day, 11 May: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Christian love has a social and political dimension. We love when we design and organize social life in such a way that no one suffers
Quote of the day, 3 May: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
Our fruitfulness in the world depends on prayer, where we welcome the words of Jesus to begin to think like him, see things as he would see them, and act in every situation as he would
Quote of the day, 16 April: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
The Church must continue to be less and less diplomatic and more prophetic.
Quote of the day, 10 April: Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
The apparent absence of God is necessary and fruitful for faith
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