It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAHe who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.
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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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