“If you don't feel comfortable with the Red Cross, anything that you feel comfortable sending money to -- that you know is going to get to the hurricane victims -- send money. Because that's what you can do to help. And a lot of prayers. Lots of prayers.” IfsKnowsFeelsHelpingCan DoPrayerComfortComfortableRedCrossesVictimHurricanesRed Cross Author:Tim McGraw
“In any trial, in any bitter situation, you are not alone, you are not helpless, you are not a victim. You have a tree, a cross, shown to you by the Sovereign God of Calvary. Whatever the trial or temptation, it is not more than you can bear. It is bearable. It can be handled. You can know as Joseph knew, "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive" (Genesis 50:20).” PeopleKnowsOrderEvilResultsSituationAliveTreeBearsCrossesVictimTrialsBitterTemptationPreservesHelplessSovereignNot AloneGenesisBearableCalvary Book:Beloved: From God's Heart to Yours Source: Beloved: From God's Heart to Yours
“Christmas, so long looming over everyone's head, finally surged up, buried everyone alive and ebbed away, leaving its victims distinctly cross.” LongAliveCrossesVictimLeavingChristmasBuriedLooming Book:Northbridge Rectory Source: Northbridge Rectory
“Turbulent childhood, adolescent daydreams in the drone of the bus's motor, mornings, unspoiled girls, beaches, young muscles always at the peak of their effort, evening's slight anxiety in a sixteen-year-old-heart, lust for life, fame, and ever the same sky through the years, unfailing in strength and light, itself insatiable, consuming one by one over a period of months the victims stretched out in the form of crosses on the beach at the deathlike hour of noon.” YearsHeartLightFormYoungGirlHoursEffortMorningSkyChildhoodMonthsPeriodsFameAnxietyCrossesVictimLustEveningBeachMusclesBusMotorConsumingDaydreamingNoonSixteenInsatiableDronesThrough The YearsLust For LifeSixteen Year Olds Author:Albert Camus
“Just remember, sometimes people will put you ahead of themselves. It does happen. (Leta) Yeah, the whole world is just rainbows and puppies. Boy Scouts really do help old ladies cross the street without mugging them and no one ever ignores a trauma victim’s screams. (Aiden)” PeopleWorldDoeSometimesWholeHelpingHappensRememberBoysStreetsCrossesVictimYeahTraumaWhole WorldScreamRainbowPuppyOld LadyBoy Scout Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Who is Jesus to me? Jesus is the Word made Flesh. Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the cross. Jesus is the sacrifice offered at holy Mass for the sins of the world and for mine. Jesus is the Word - to be spoken. Jesus is the Truth - to be told. Jesus is the Way - to be walked. Jesus is the Light - to be lit. Jesus is the Life - to be lived. Jesus is the Love - to be loved” WorldWayMadeLightJesusSinSacrificeMinesHolyMassCrossesVictimFleshBreadSacramentsLitBread Of LifeHoly Mass Author:Mother Teresa
“The Resurrection of Jesus is...a symbol of hope...I don't see how you can show love...without being in solidarity with the victims of this world. And if you are in solidarity with the victims, I don't see how you can avoid the cross. The theology of the cross is the theology of love in our real world.” IfsWorldRealShowsJesusThis WorldCrossesVictimTheologySymbolsReal WorldResurrectionSolidarityJesus Resurrection Author:Jon Sobrino
“Considering that virtually none of the standard fare surrounding Thanksgiving contains an ounce of authenticity, historical accuracy, or cross-cultural perception, why is it so apparently ingrained? Is it necessary to the American psyche to perpetually exploit and debase its victims in order to justify its history?” OrderPerceptionStandardsCrossesVictimHistoricalAuthenticityJustifyConsideringExploitsAccuracyHistorical Accuracy Author:Michael Dorris
“The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.” HumansWarHelpingJusticeIssuesRightsCommitmentRedCrossesVictimHuman RightsBritishCampaignsTurning PointsFundraisingNicaraguaRed Cross Author:Bianca Jagger