July 2012
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QUOTATION: False Humility
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded. —St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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QUOTATION: False Humility
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded. —St. Bernard of Clairvaux
June 2012
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QUOTATION: No Servant is Greater than the Master
We should blush for shame to show so much resentment at what is done or said against us, knowing that so many injuries and affronts have been offered to our Redeemer and the saints. —St. Teresa of Avila
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QUOTATION: No Servant is Greater than the Master
We should blush for shame to show so much resentment at what is done or said against us, knowing that so many injuries and affronts have been offered to our Redeemer and the saints. —St. Teresa of Avila
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QUOTATION: Vain Curiosity
Do not disturb yourself with vain curiosity concerning the affairs of others, nor how they conduct themselves, unless your position makes it your duty to do so. —Venerable Louis de Blois
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QUOTATION: Vain Curiosity
Do not disturb yourself with vain curiosity concerning the affairs of others, nor how they conduct themselves, unless your position makes it your duty to do so. —Venerable Louis de Blois
“I respect the choice of a woman not to want to be pregnant or not to want...”
– Sr Helena is a breath of fresh air. (via radioteopoli)
You have no understanding of the concept of...
It means that no innocent person should ever be killed for any reason whatsoever.
“It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.”
– Saint Ignatius (via radioteopoli)
“Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional — rather than as an...”
– Pope Benedict XVI (via radioteopoli)
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QUOTATION: Prayer
To give up prayer because we are often distracted at it is to allow the devil to gain his cause. —St. Alphonsus Liguori
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QUOTATION: Prayer
To give up prayer because we are often distracted at it is to allow the devil to gain his cause. —St. Alphonsus Liguori
ProLife forever: “I had an abortion in March of... →
prolife4ever:
“I had an abortion in March of this year. At the time I had it I not only felt completely numb about it, I simply didn’t care. But intense regret has since visited me and a pain that’s different from everything I’ve ever felt has settled inside of me. There is such a strong feeling of loss…
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QUOTATION: Good Catholics
Humble submission and obedience to the decrees of the Sovereign Pontiffs are good means for distinguishing the loyal from the rebellious children of the Church. —St. Vincent de Paul
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QUOTATION: Good Catholics
Humble submission and obedience to the decrees of the Sovereign Pontiffs are good means for distinguishing the loyal from the rebellious children of the Church. —St. Vincent de Paul
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QUOTATION: The Mysterious Depths of Christ
Though holy doctors have uncovered many mysteries and wonders, and devout souls have understood them in this earthly condition of ours, yet the greater part still remains to be unfolded by them, and even to be understood by them. We must then dig deeply in Christ. He is like a rich mine with many pockets containing treasures: however deep we dig, we will never find their end or their limit....
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QUOTATION: The Mysterious Depths of Christ
Though holy doctors have uncovered many mysteries and wonders, and devout souls have understood them in this earthly condition of ours, yet the greater part still remains to be unfolded by them, and even to be understood by them. We must then dig deeply in Christ. He is like a rich mine with many pockets containing treasures: however deep we dig, we will never find their end or their limit....
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QUOTATION: Prayer
The person who thinks only of himself says only prayers of petition; the one who thinks of his neighbor says prayers of intercession; whoever thinks only of loving and serving God says prayers of abandonment to God’s will, and this is the prayer of the saints. —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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QUOTATION: Prayer
The person who thinks only of himself says only prayers of petition; the one who thinks of his neighbor says prayers of intercession; whoever thinks only of loving and serving God says prayers of abandonment to God’s will, and this is the prayer of the saints. —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
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QUOTATION: Self-Denial
It is well to deny ourselves that which is permitted, in order to avoid more easily that which is not. —St. Benedict of Nursia
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QUOTATION: Self-Denial
It is well to deny ourselves that which is permitted, in order to avoid more easily that which is not. —St. Benedict of Nursia
“We are called to be fishers of men, not keepers of the aquarium.”
– Cardinal Sean O’Malley (Boston)
“Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.”
– St. Thomas Aquinas (via philosophy-quotes)
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QUOTATION: Humility
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility. —St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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QUOTATION: Humility
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility. —St. Bernard of Clairvaux
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QUOTATION: Self-Worth
There is nothing more unreasonable than to estimate our worth by the opinion of others. Today they laud us to the skies, to-morrow they will cover us with ignominy. —Venerable Louis of Granada
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QUOTATION: Self-Worth
There is nothing more unreasonable than to estimate our worth by the opinion of others. Today they laud us to the skies, to-morrow they will cover us with ignominy. —Louis of Granada
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QUOTATION: Judgement at the Hour of Death
It will be a great consolation for us at the hour of death to know that we are to be judged by Him whom we have loved above all things during life. —St. Teresa of Avila
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QUOTATION: Judgement at the Hour of Death
It will be a great consolation for us at the hour of death to know that we are to be judged by Him whom we have loved above all things during life. —St. Teresa of Avila
struggling to stay comfortable and modest during...
“You have to be careful with suffering. One has to be careful not to enjoy it, or...”
– Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R (via radioteopoli)
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QUOTATION: Suffering
God’s way in dealing with those whom He intends to admit soonest after this life into the possession of His everlasting glory, is to purify them in this world by the greatest afflictions and trials. —St. Ignatius Loyola
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QUOTATION: Suffering
God’s way in dealing with those whom He intends to admit soonest after this life into the possession of His everlasting glory, is to purify them in this world by the greatest afflictions and trials. —St. Ignatius Loyola
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QUOTATION: Atheism
Where doubt over God becomes prevalent, then doubt over humanity follows inevitably. —Pope Benedict XVI
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QUOTATION: Atheism
Where doubt over God becomes prevalent, then doubt over humanity follows inevitably. —Pope Benedict XVI
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QUOTATION: Resignation
When we receive with an entire and perfect resignation the afflictions which God sends us they become for us favors and benefits; because conformity to the will of God is a gain far superior to all temporal advantages. —St. Vincent de Paul
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QUOTATION: Resignation
When we receive with an entire and perfect resignation the afflictions which God sends us they become for us favors and benefits; because conformity to the will of God is a gain far superior to all temporal advantages. —St. Vincent de Paul
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“Many, many people hereabouts are not becoming Christians for one reason only:...”
– St Francis Xavier (via radioteopoli)
“Many desire that God cost them no more than words, and even these they say...”
– Saint John of the Cross, Carmelite (via radioteopoli)
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QUOTATION: Animals
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. — St. Francis of Assisi
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QUOTATION: Animals
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. — St. Francis of Assisi
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QUOTATION: Divided Loyalties
What a sad life does he lead who wants both to please the world and to serve God! Apart from the fact that you are going to be unhappy all the time, you can never attain the stage at which you will be able to please the world and please God. —St. Jean Vianney, the Cure of Ars
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QUOTATION: Divided Loyalties
What a sad life does he lead who wants both to please the world and to serve God! Apart from the fact that you are going to be unhappy all the time, you can never attain the stage at which you will be able to please the world and please God. —St. Jean Vianney, the Cure of Ars
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QUOTATION: Abortion in America
America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father’s role in an increasingly fatherless society. It has portrayed the...
