The wisdom of God is reflected in the face of the soul: she will see God as he is, and she will know as she is known.
ANTHONY OF PADUAAnyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent.
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The breadth of charity widens the narrow heart of the sinner.
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The religious soul finds in the heart of Jesus a secure refuge.
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Christ acts like a loving mother. To induce us to follow Him, He gives us Himself as an example and promises us a reward in His kingdom.
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Of what value is learning that does not turn to love?
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Do you want to have God always in your mind? Be just as he made you to be. Do not go seeking another “you”.
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The Lord breathes the breath of life, contrition of heart, into the face of the soul when he impresses upon it his own image and likeness, which has been soiled by sin, and renews it.
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He who lives in eternity dwells in the heart of the humble and in the soul of the penitent!
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Draw us forth from the mire, Lord Jesus, with the hook of your Cross; so that we may run, not to your sweetness, but to the bitterness of your Passion.
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Charity is the soul of faith, makes it alive; without love, faith dies.
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The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to this?
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The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying.
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Men will surrender to the spirit of the age. They will say that if they had lived in our day, faith would be simple and easy. But in their day, they will say, things are complex; the Church must be brought up to date and made meaningful to the day’s problems.
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The wisdom of God is reflected in the face of the soul: she will see God as he is, and she will know as she is known.
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He prays best who does not know that he is praying.
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The Lord breathes the breath of life, contrition of heart, into the face of the soul when he impresses upon it his own image and likeness, which has been soiled by sin, and renews it.
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