Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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