got you down? Forget about that for a
while and reflect on the life of Mother Angelica. She was the most unlikely of
candidates in the world’s eyes to become the most successful woman in the history of broadcasting.
he may confound the wise; and the weak things of the world hath God chosen,
that he may confound the strong,” (1
Corinthians 1:27).
Rita Rizzo, from a broken home in the poor part of town, grew up to became a
cloistered nun named Sister Mary Angelica. Not until the age 58 did she begin EWTN in a monastery garage in 1981 on a $200
budget. Her media empire became the largest religious network in the world,
broadcasting to 145 countries, reaching more than 250 million households on
television, a massive shortwave network and 300 AM/FM affiliates across the US.
a lot from our beloved Mother Angelica. Here are some of my favorite quotes from
her.
care if you’re 5 or 105, God from all eternity chose you to be where you are,
at this time in history, to change the world.
the air, and a queasy feeling in the stomach.
different from the world that you will change it. Get cracking!
be finished and to be able to look back at the struggles of life and know that
God was your constant companion.
of dying and having the Lord say to me, ‘Angelica, this is what you might have
done had you trusted more.”
everyone can either take it or leave it.
But truth must be in us. We live
in such a poverty of truth today.
not exactly what I would call a commitment. After all, even the devil believes
that God exists. Believing has to change
the way we live.
to exist.
and suffering—in the eyes of God, is my best day if I’ve born it cheerfully and
I’ve born it with love.
God will not do the miraculous. When you have God, you don’t have to know
everything about it; you just do it.
names, we work for one before our names: “St.” It’s a much more difficult
degree to attain. IT takes a lifetime, and you don’t get your diploma until
you’re dead.
now. Be grateful now. Love Jesus and
Mary now. Accept God’s will now.
more about Mother Angelica or to see places from her childhood firsthand, visit
the Mother Angelica Tour