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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those who have already attained to beatitude; the memory is the comfort of us who are still wayfarers, journeying towards the Fatherland.
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Fatherland Heaven Joy Memories Presence
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
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Christian Heart Prayer
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
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Faults Humility Wish
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
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Giving Gods Will Knows
Humility is, of all graces, the chiefest when it does not know itself to be a grace at all.
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Grace Humility Know
Do what Jesus says… what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing [see 1 Pt 2:18].
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Church Command Jesus Leader Minister
True love does not demand a reward, but it deserves one.
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Demand Reward Rewards
Vines and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
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Learning Tree Vines
A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.
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Break Friendship Lacking
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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Christian Enemies Grid Kings War
Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.
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Dreadful Offensiveness Presence
Love me, love my dog.
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Dog Love Wisdom
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution
God will become visible as God’s image is reborn in you.
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Gods Reborn Spirituality Will
The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels.
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Angel Tears Wine
Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with which it embraces and comprehends with all the saints the length and breath, the height and depth, that is the eternity, the love, the goodness, and the wisdom of God.
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Arm Delight Knowledge Soul Two Understanding

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