Lex orandi, lex credendi

Both Charles Peguy and Leon Bloy are cited as saying, in one form or another, that the one tragedy of life is not to have been a saint.  Listening to the teaching of the Lord in "the parable of the sower" (Mt 13:3-23), we can hear options and possibilities both for the tragedy of failure and the joy of success in finding and living our true vocation to holiness.

The Gospel has power!  His word has potency!  Yet the effect of the Word depends on the reception in the heart.  A human heart can...