Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAWhatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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Finding God in All Things.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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