“Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.”

Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.

Above the clouds the sky is always blue.

Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.

Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.

Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.

How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.

A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.

True charity consists in putting up with all one’s neighbors fault’s; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.

Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.

Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.

The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.

What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?

Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.

The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.

Wealth is no mark of God’s favor. Poverty is no mark of God’s displeasure.

If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now.

Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.

Lord, help me to not walk the path of anxiety or worry, but in the path you have willed for me.

When your life is changed by Jesus, you are a new creature. God not only changes what you do, He also changes what you want to do.

To sustain the belief that there is no God, atheism has to demonstrate infinite knowledge, which is tantamount to saying, “I have infinite knowledge that there is no being in existence with infinite knowledge

Are you learning to say things after listening to God, or are you saying things and trying to make God’s word fit in?

Our sense of wonder is a blessing from God, given so that we would be continually amazed at His beauty and creation.