“Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has, and this requires transforming greed into gratitude.”
–St. John Chrysostom
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How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds? - St. Thomas Aquinas
“Scattered about the entire earth, your mother the Church is tormented by the assaults of error. She is also afflicted by the laziness and indifference of so many of the children she carries around in her bosom as well as by the sight of so many of her members growing...
"In a world gone astray from God there is no peace, but it also lacks charity, which is true and perfect love... Nothing is more beautiful than love. Indeed, faith and hope will end when we die, whereas love, that is, charity, will last for eternity."— St. Pier...
"With God there is no need for long speeches." -St. Jane Frances de Chantal Wisdom from the Lives and Letters of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal Image: Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash
“There are twenty four hours in a day, eight thousand seven hundred and sixty, in a year. How have you spent all the hours which God has given you in the past? How do you intend to use the hours which He will give you in the future? When you examine the past, you will...
“Scattered about the entire earth, your mother the Church is tormented by the assaults of error. She is also afflicted by the laziness and indifference of so many of the children she carries around in her bosom as well as by the sight of so many of her members growing...
Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much to do and seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day, We who are anxious over many things look forward to your coming among us. We...
"I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world." –John 16:33 Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash
Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world." —St. Ignatius of Antioch Image: Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash
"When lies have been accepted for some time, the truth always astounds with an air of novelty." -St. Clement of Alexandria Image: Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
