“If only we could live with more trust in divine Providence, strong in faith, in the certainty of God’s daily protection which never fails, how many worries and anxieties we would be spared. Then that fretfulness which, as Jesus said, is typical of pagans, of ‘the heathen world’, that is, of people who lack a […]
Acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will no longer have them yourself.” – Saint Augustine
“ Teach me, O Lord, not to judge my neighbor for any fault I may see him commit, and if I should see him commit a sin, give me the grace to excuse his intention which is hidden and cannot be seen. But even if I should see that his intention was really bad, give
“Recognize, Christian, the worth of your wisdom, and understand to what rewards you are called, and by what methods of discipline you must attain thereto” – Saint Leo the Great
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“The Christian vocation is first and foremost a call to love, a love which attracts us and draws us out of ourselves, towards its liberation through self-giving” – Pope Benedict XVI
“If you pray and love, you will have found happiness in this world.” – St. John Vianney
“Men are hopeless creatures, and the less they concentrate on their own sins, the more interested they become in the sins of others. Unable to excuse themselves, they are ready to accuse others.” (Saint Augustine)
“Hate is extremely fertile; it reproduces itself with amazing rapidity. How can all this hatred be stopped when one man is slapping another on the cheek? There is only one way, and that is by turning the other check, which means: ‘I forgive; I refuse to hate you. If I hate you, I will add
Do not live entirely isolated, having retreated into yourselves, as if you were already justified, but gather instead to seek the common good together. (The Epistle of Barnabas) (CCC 1905)
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