Identity & Purpose

The "Little Things" Are Actually Most Things

by Fr. Mike Schmitz

Don’t Let The Important Moments Pass You By

Saint Teresa of Calcutta once said, "We cannot all do great things. But we can do small things with great love." The reality is that most of our lives are made up of seemingly small decisions and yet they do truly matter in how we are to be judged. Today, Fr. Mike shares how our faithfulness to God in the small daily decisions actually amounts to the sum of our spiritual life and the growth in our holiness.

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