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Nay, what is worse, turning over corrupt and evil thoughts in mine heart, I thrust a dreadful offensiveness into His presence.

Bernard of Clairvaux

Who loves me will love my dog also.
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Animal Creature Dog
Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.
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Heart Jesus Song
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
Death is the gate of life.
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Death Dying Gates
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
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Heart Men River
Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor’s glory.
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Benefactor Benefits Pride Use
Learn first to love yourself, and then you can love me.
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Firsts Learning Love
If you would know whether you have made a good confession, ask yourself I you have resolved to abandon your sins.
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Confession Saint Sin
Wherever…thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.
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Art Christian Prayer
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
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Financial Mazes Stewardship
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
The measure of love is love without measure.
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Inspirational Love Measure
Your actions in passing, pass not away, for every good work is a grain of seed for eternal life.
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Action Good Life Work
True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable.
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Past Regret Resolving Saint
Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children.
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Children Mother Religious
Persecution shows who is a hireling, and who a true pastor.
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Catholic Pastor Persecution

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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