Charbel Makhlouf

"One does not have to look far to see evidence of Satan’s plan in our world today, as the family is further fragmented and divided in modern culture."

"Success in life consists of standing without shame before God."

"A man who prays lives out the mystery of existence, and a man who does not pray scarcely exists."

"Pray to soften heartened hearts, to open darkened minds."

"On Christmas Eve in 1898, Father Charbel died. His body was interred in the ground without a coffin and without embalming, according to the monk's custom, dressed in the full habit of the order."

"Persevere in prayer without ceasing.. to understand and live according to his will, not to change it."

"The family is the basis of the Lord’s plan; and all forces of evil are focusing all their evil on destroying the family because they know that by destroying the family, the foundations of the plan of …"

"Tradition has it that Charbel showed ample evidence of extraordinary gifts during his life. And so it was, for instance, that he was able to rescue fellow monks from a poisonous snake simply by asking…"