God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer (Saint Teresa of Calcutta, +1997)
Quotes
One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world. (Saint Dominic, +1221)
Strongest of armor, We trust in thy might: Under thy mantle, Hard press’d in the fight, we call to thee. Our way uncertain, Surrounded by foes, Unfailing counsel You give to those who turn to thee. (From the Flos Carmeli_
In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a ladder by which he could climb up and embrace Him who is utterly desirable. (Saint Bonaventure, +1274)
Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven. (Saint Camillus de Lellis, +1614)
If you give people light, they will find their own way. (Dante Alighieri, +1321)
In fact, Benedict was convinced that only after overcoming these temptations would he be able to say a useful word to others about their own situations of neediness. Thus, having tranquilized his soul, he could be in full control of the drive of his ego and thus create peace around him. Only then did he[…]
Let us put our trust in God and console ourselves with the thought that all is well, if it is in accordance with the will of the Almighty, as He knows best what is profitable and beneficial to our temporal happiness and our eternal salvation. (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, +1791_
Search within your heart for what is pleasing to God. Your heart must be crushed. Are you afraid that it might perish so? You have the reply: Create a clean heart in me, O God. For a clean heart to be created, the unclean one must be crushed. (Saint Augustine, +430)
Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe. (John 20:29)