February 2010
40 posts
“[T]o be without love is hell.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 379
“An intelligent, discreet, and pious young woman
is worth more than all the...”
– St. John Chrysostom
“No love ever mounts to a higher level without death to a lower one.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 377
“Suffering does not necessarily make men better; it can sear and burn the soul,...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 374
“But in the end, those who fear men rather than God lose that which they hoped...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 361
“The majority is not always right. Majority is right in the field of the...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 356
“Light must be recovered from darkness, even at the cost of life itself, if we...”
– Stratford Caldecott, Over the Chasm of Fire: Christian Heroism in Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion
“I learned that certain people have a special gift for vexing others. They try...”
– St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, No. 182
“True love is measured by the thermometer of suffering.”
– St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, No. 343
“And fear nothing, dear soul, whoever you are; the greater the sinner, the...”
– St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, No. 598
“Happy is the soul that calls upon the mercy of the Lord. It will see that the...”
– St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, No. 598
“If you value something, then you must monitor your performance in that area,...”
– David H. Maister
“Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering,...”
– St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, No. 342
“Great love can change small things into great ones, and it is only love which...”
– St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, No. 303
“Evil has its hour; God has His day.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 328
“Here in contrast were set the sword and the cup; the sword wins by slaying, the...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 326 reflecting on Jesus’s words in John 18:11: “Sheathe your sword. This is the cup my Father has given me; shall I not drink it?”
“Self-sacrifice seeks no vengeance.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 325
“Never is there any humiliation without a hint of glory.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 325
“If indeed our gospel be found veiled, the only people who find it so are those...”
– St. Paul, II Corinthians 4:3-4
“Great characters and great souls are like mountains—they attract the...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 320
“The Light is no boon, except to those who are men of good will; their lives may...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 228
“Saints are not always recognized by those who live with them.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 213
“Truth can be hated when it reveals falsity within.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 205
“Generally a man is believed when he speaks the truth; now it is the truth which...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 205
“Every soul can at least dimly understand the nature of the struggle that took...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 322
“If you play first and then work, the play is full of worry and the work is full...”
– Peter Kreeft, Before I Go
“God is not in strength but in truth.”
– Ghandi
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Too many people, when asked for their opinion, dissemble. Instead of giving an opinion, they push back. They…
“Man draws a blueprint and hopes that God in some way will rubber-stamp it;...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 412
“When love is deep, it is always speechless or wordless.”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 420
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“In the evening of our lives, we will be judged on our love.”
– St. John of the Cross
“The law He gave was clear: life is a struggle, unless there is a Cross in our...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 435
“Who could now play the role of Maria [in the Sound of Music], as Julie Andrews...”
– Anthony Esolen, A Lot of Sound, No Music
“You can either fit in or stand out. Not both.”
– Seth Godin, Linchpin
“Time is an illusion of the mind. Only love remains.”
– Michael O’Brien, Eclipse of the Sun, p. 140
“She was the sort of beauty who wasn’t vain, which made her twice as...”
– Michael O’Brien, Eclipse of the Sun, p. 123
“Love burdens itself with the wants and woes and losses and even the wrongs of...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 198
“A rusty old shield one day prayed, “O sun, illumine me”; and the sun...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 185
“All one has to do to learn the faults of men is to listen to their favorite...”
– Fulton Sheen, Life of Christ, p. 183