Souls generally do not fall away from Christ because of the Creed; they first have difficulty with the Commandments.
FULTON J. SHEENJealousy is the tribute which mediocrity pays to genius.
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Nothing is more destined to create deep-seated anxieties in people than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties.
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Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.
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The difference between the love of a man and the love of a woman is that a man will always give reasons for loving, but a woman gives no reasons for loving.
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It was to a virgin woman that the birth of the Son of God was announced. It was to a fallen woman that his resurrection was announced.
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If you do not live out your faith enthusiastically, maybe you don’t have any faith.
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Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day.
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Communism is the final logic of the dehumanization of man.
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The Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught, unhappy, fearful, and frustrated souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three powers: the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual, and in that order.
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Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul’s language.
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It is easy to find truth, though it is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it.
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Counsel involving right and wrong should never be sought from a man who does not say his prayers.
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A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven – not excused or sublimated.
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Let those who think that the Church pays too much attention to Mary give heed to the fact that Our Blessed Lord Himself gave ten times as much of His life to her as He gave to His Apostles.
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God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us.
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Believe the incredible and you can do the impossible.
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