“I cannot visualize a love story with God without a cross. To me, the cross is the thing! I desire it, I accept it, and I ask for the grace never to fear it, because one day I shall know its joy. For me the cross is the key to him whom my heart loves. Unless I lie on my cross, I can’t see him in heaven. But I must lie on the cross that he made for me, not the one I’m making for myself.” (Catherine Doherty)