They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Finding God in All Things.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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