Ultimately, the jobs, the degrees, the nice houses, are all chaff in God’s eyes—they do not make us virtuous or worthy.

“I am very aware that my ethnicity is dying.”

Mary shows us qualities to seek in our prayer life: receptivity to the divine word, thoughtful reflection and finally, the subordination of our wills to God’s wisdom.

Confidence in God makes Jesus sinless for us. Hope in humanity, in ourselves, does the same for Mary.

Since my birthday, I have prayed that someone would rescue the country I love from chaos and division.

'The Exercises are geared toward making a decision: a life choice or a deepening of a choice already made.'