Unless you are willing to do the ridiculous, God will not do the miraculous. When you have God, you don’t have to know everything about it; you just do it.
The Christian experiences and lives a paradox. He possesses joy in sorrow, fulfillment in exile, light in darkness, peace in turmoil, consolation in dryness, contentment in pain and hope in desolation.
Obedience is a strong virtue, capable of making me master of my emotions by giving me more strength to conquer my pride as I submit to those above me out of respect for their God-given authority and those below me out of love.
My failures may be my greatest successes. It is in failure that I have often drawn closer to God, learn to depend more on Him than myself, gained self-knowledge, and seen things in their right perspective.
We resemble computers intellectually and animals emotionally.
At Baptism, I received grace – that quality that makes me share in the very nature of God.
To see a friend who has suffered the loss of all things begin again with trust and love, gives us strength to continue on.
When I try to be patient on my own, my patience is forced and short-lived. It is obvious to everyone that I am desperately trying to be patient.
The sinner who suddenly realizes God’s love for him and then looks at his rejection of that love feels a loss similar to the death of a loved one. A deep void is created in the soul and a loneliness akin to the agony of death.
I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist.
Each angel that God created was in himself a masterpiece. Each one possessed his own degree of intelligence and his own beauty.
A family spirit is not always synonymous with family life. Bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh makes for brothers, sisters and relatives, who may be as distant as strangers in a foreign land.
Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God’s love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose.
Is detachment the answer to freedom? No, because detachment is negative – it is to be without. The answer must be positive – I must replace what I have with something better.
Jesus wants us to trust him to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows.
Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity.
Two of man’s basic needs are to love and to share. Both of these needs are satisfied in greater or lesser degree by friendship.
When our weaknesses affect health and friendship, we are very much aware of their existence.
The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation.
When anyone arouses my anger, I will immediately pray for them and regain my peace of soul.