(A bit of beauty last winter at the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado)

"To Him, then, let us turn our souls, created by Him and for Him -- those souls in which He has infused a great attraction for the beautiful and great, a proof of our high origin and the end for which we were created."

I know I quote a lot from St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (as above), but she has such interesting insights on so many different subjects. :) Today, I'm hoping we can take this quote to help us lift our hearts and minds above the day-to-day turmoil of this crazy world of ours.

Look at something beautiful and great today - a mountain, a baby's pinky toe, a sunset, an elderly couple holding hands, a fall tree in full blazing foliage, the smile of a friend or family member - and remember that we were given a love of beauty and greatness because we were created for higher things.