Peace by Peace

This is the work of the mercy of our God, who comes from on high as a rising sun, shining on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, and guiding our feet into the way of peace.

~ Luke 1:78-79

Dialogue happens especially in shared richness as well as in shared fears and anxieties. Real sharing is possible only among persons who enjoy basic trust, one for the other. In other words, the atmosphere of trust is necessary for genuine dialogue.

Bishop Bienvenido Tudtud of Marawi (1931 - 1987)

~ Bishop Bienvenido S. Tudtud, Dialogue of Life and Faith

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.

Jeanne d'Arc statue at Place des Pyramides, Paris by Emmanuel Frémiet, 1874

~ St. Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans (c. 1412-1431)

Mary, give me your Heart: so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate; your Heart so full of love and humility that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life and love Him as you love Him and serve Him in the distressing guise of the poor."

Statue depicting the Immaculate Heart of Mary as described by Sister Lúcia, visionary of Fátima [Wiki]

~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Founder of the Missionaries of Charity (1910–1997)

IN COMMUNITY

Let us not forget that Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention to details.
The little detail that wine was running out at a party.
The little detail that one sheep was missing.
The little detail of noticing the widow who offered her two small coins.
The little detail of having spare oil for the lamps, should the bridegroom delay.
The little detail of asking the disciples how many loaves of bread they had.
The little detail of having a fire burning and a fish cooking as he waited for the disciples at daybreak.

A community that cherishes the little details of love, whose members care for one another and create an open and evangelizing environment, is a place where the risen Lord is present, sanctifying it in accordance with the Father’s plan. There are times when, by a gift of the Lord’s love, we are granted, amid these little details, consoling experiences of God.

~ Pope Francis, Gaudete Et Exsultate, #144-145