Lent is a time of going very deeply into ourselves…What is it that stands between us and God? Between us and our brothers and sisters? Between us and life, the life of the Spirit? Whatever it is, let us relentlessly tear it out, without a moment’s hesitation.” — Catherine Doherty
Quotes
He was chosen by the eternal Father as the trustworthy guardian and protector of his greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s wife. He carried out this vocation with complete fidelity until at last God called him, saying: “Good and faithful servant enter into the joy of your Lord – (Saint Bernardine of[…]
Your accumulated offences do not surpass the multitude of God’s mercies: your wounds do not surpass the great Physician’s skill – Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (+386)
To comprehend the nature of a thing is to unlock the mysteries of its present, and more, to disclose the profundities of its future – Hilaire Belloc
The great reason for this transfiguration was to remove the scandal of the cross from the hearts of his disciples, and to prevent the humiliation of his voluntary suffering from disturbing the faith of those who had witnessed the surpassing glory that lay concealed. – Pope Saint Leo the Great
A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon – G.K. Chesterton
Let us not be afraid that God will ask too much of us, but let us be guided by His Word in every daily action, even when we feel poor, inadequate sinners – Pope Benedict XVI
Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith. – Pope Saint John Paul II
There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions – G.K. Chesterton
The path to Heaven is narrow, rough and full of wearisome and trying ascents, nor can it be trodden without great toil; and therefore wrong is their way, gross their error, and assured their ruin who, after the testimony of so many thousands of saints, will not learn where to settle their footing – Blessed[…]