"In the deepest sense, we don't belong to ourselves. Everything we have and all that we are comes from God.
We are with all of our gifts, to serve God's purposes."
Bishop Robert Barron
Lenten Gospel Reflections
"The lay faithful are called to allow the newness and the power of the gospel to shine out every day in their family and social life, as well as to express patiently and courageously in the contradictions of the present age their hope of future glory even 'through the framework of their secular life.' "
