"Real holiness does not consist in such outward things as the shedding of tears and other outward displays, but in true and solid virtues."

--Saint Philip Neri, Maxims and Counsels.

Remember that Our Lord cursed the fig tree not because it lacked the outward show of beautiful leaves (it has those aplenty), but because it lacked what He was seeking: fruit.

Reflection by Fr. D.B. Thompson