“We will be humble as we are obedient, and as obedient as we are humble.”

You will do very well to refuse offices; for a man seldom fails to give offense in them. It ought to weary you simply to hear them mentioned.

You know Me in you, and from this knowledge you will derive all that is necessary.

Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.

Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’ look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can do everything.

Hope comes from love, because people always trust in those they love.

Father, I am hungry; for the love of God give this soul her food, her Lord in the Eucharist

God cannot leave us. It is just that our soul is so vast, we do not always feel His lips upon the veil.

God is closer to us than water is to a fish.

It’s one of the properties of love to love what is loved by the person we love.

Do not be satisfied with little things, because God wants great things!

Make two homes for thyself, my daughter. One actual home and the other a spiritual home which thou are to carry with thee always.

A full belly does not make for a chaste spirit.

Every evil, harm and suffering in this life comes from the love of riches.

To the servant of God… every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.

Make yourself a “capacity” and I will make myself a “torrent.”

You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love.

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.

Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.

Our community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny.

When times are hard and you are mentally and physically exhausted and feel like you have nothing left and all you want to do is quit, that’s when you find out who you are!

Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.

A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.

Strong Characters are needed in the game.