Is there someone in your life who is hard to love? Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary, and you'll find spiritual gems, like this one:Oh, how often virtue suffers only because it remains silent. To be sincere with those who are incessantly stinging us demands much self denial. One bleeds but has no visible wounds. (236)

Fr. Gabe Cillo offers a heartfelt reflection on the sacred duty of fathers and elders to lead their families in faith, prayer, and devotion. Drawing from the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19–31), he reminds us that spiritual poverty — the refusal to listen to God — is more tragic than material lack. “If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead,” says the Lord. When we ignore Scripture, we reject the very voice of God.

Do you talk too much? Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary, and you'll find spiritual gems. Like this one: God does not give Himself to a chattering soul which, like a drone in a beehive, buzzes around but gathers no honey. A talkative soul is empty inside. It lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God.