Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature.
SAINT AUGUSTINEHeaven forbid that we should believe in such a way as not to accept or seek reasons, since we could not even believe if we did not possess rational souls.
More Saint Augustine Quotes
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The Bible was composed in such a way that as beginners mature, its meaning grows with them.
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Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.
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He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.
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In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.
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Forgiveness is the remission of sins.
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Some people, in order to discover God, read books.
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God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
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Peace in society depends upon peace in the family.
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There is no possible source of evil except good.
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If you are suffering from a bad man’s injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
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We count on God’s mercy for our past mistakes, on God’s love for our present needs, on God’s sovereignty for our future.
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When God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness.
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The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
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If God seems slow in responding, it is because He is preparing a better gift.
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The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.
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