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The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path..
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness..
Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time..
To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it fro….
There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others..
Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave..
Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward & learning to enjoy whatever life has and this requires transforming greed into gratitude..
Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them..
Faithfulness in little things is a big thing..
It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the inte….
God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves..
No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not..
Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs..
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be generous, to love their follow men, to ….
If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice..
Such is friendship, that through it we love places and seasons; for as bright bodies emit rays to a distance, and flowers drop their sweet leaves on ….
The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much..
Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ….
I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but t….
When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him..
The love of husband and wife is the force that welds society together..