Giuseppe Gagliano: The Mirror of Redemption 

“Redemption is when God takes the old and, by his love, transforms it into what is new. We do not have to be someone else in order for us to be saved. We are exactly who we are supposed to be, created and loved by God. And each one of our shortcomings is the mirror of what ought to be, of what we should strive to be, of what, by God’s grace, we may one day become.” 

William Cowper: Lov’st Thou Me? 

“Thou shalt see my glory soon, 

When the work of grace is done; 

Partner of my throne shalt be, 

Say, poor sinner, lov’st thou me?” 

Mark Michael: A Leader, Not a Follower: Bishop Kemper and Apostolic Ministry 

“Apostolic ministry was just as strongly marked by the task of equipping the saints for ministry as it was by prodigious travel, earnest preaching, and the spirit of sacrifice. It is no accident that St. Paul lists so many fellow-workers in the closing chapters of his epistles. Kemper relied on many such lay colleagues to fulfill his vocation, those who joined with him in witnessing to Christ and sharing the gospel with those who do not yet believe.” 

Bryan Owen: Five Holy Habits of Discipleship 

“Strikingly, his response to the opposition, hatred, and murderous intentions was not to run and hide or to fight back. He courageously stayed the course, responding with love and compassion to the city that would take his life.”