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Let us be convinced that nothing can happen to us apart from the providence of God..
Self-indulgence takes many forms. A man may be self-indulgent in speech, in touch, in sight. From self-indulgence a man comes to idle speech and worl….
If you cannot be merciful, at least speak as though you are a sinner. If you are not a peacemaker, at least do not be a troublemaker. If you cannot b….
A great means to preserve continual peace and tranquillity of soul is to receive everything from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whate….
By accepting a suspicion against the neighbor, by saying, 'What does it matter if I put in a word about my suspicion? What does it matter if I find o….
The more one is united to his neighbor the more he is united to God..
If one of you sees, sometime, something unedifying and so much as goes on to pass it on and put it into the heart of another brother, in doing so you….
If we have true love with sympathy and patient labor, we shall not go about scrutinizing our neighbor's shortcomings..
A man who gives way to his passions is like a man who is shot by an enemy, catches the arrow in his hands, and then plunges it into his own heart. A ….
Not only should we observe moderation with food, but we must also abstain from every other sin so that just as we fast with our stomach, we should fa….
In the measure that we pay attention and take care to carry out what we hear, God will always enlighten us and make us understand His will..
No one who lies is linked to God. God is the truth. He says, 'I am the Way, the Truth and the Life' (Jn. 14:6). See how we sort ourselves out and wha….
In the mercy of God, the little thing done with humility will enable us to be found in the same place as the saints who have labored much and been tr….
Who hated sin more than the saints? But they did not hate the sinners at the same time, nor condemn them, nor turn away from them. But they suffered ….
'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.' Obeying the commandments the….
When the devil looks at a man who sincerely desires not to sin, he is not so unintelligent as to suggest to him (as he would to a hardened sinner) th….
A man who prays without ceasing, if he achieves something, knows why he achieved it, and can take no pride in it... for he cannot attribute it to his….
A man obtains the fear of God if he has the remembrance of his unavoidable death and of the eternal torments that await sinners; If he tests himself ….
Imagine that the world is a circle, that God is the center, and that the radii are the different ways human beings live. When those who wish to come ….
Again, after his fall, God gave him an occasion to repent and to receive mercy but he kept his stiff-neck held high. He came to him and said "Adam, W….
He answered, "The woman whom You gave to be with me" (Gen 3:9-12), he did not say, "the woman deceived me," but "The woman whom You gave to me," as i….