We become saints not by thinking about it, and not (certainly) by writing about it, but simply by doing it. There comes a time when the “how?” question stops and we just do it. If the one we love were at our door knocking to come in, would we wonder how the door lock works, and how we could move our muscles to open it?”
–Peter Kreeft (1937-
Day by day, we do what is asked of us, without anxiety, without fear, certain that God is faithful and will give us what we need from moment to moment; never failing prey to the illusion that one day we will be able to manage without God.
–Jacques Philippe (1947
Life is shaped by rhythms: the rhythm of heartbeat and breathing, the rhythm of day and night, of meals, of weeks, and so on. Mental prayer should become a daily event as vital to us as the basic rhythms of existence. It should become the breathing of our souls.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-
Consider the surface of a lake, above which the sun is shining. If the surface of the lake is peaceful and tranquil, the sun will be reflected in this lake; and the more peaceful the lake, the more perfectly it will be reflected. If on the contrary, the surface of the lake is agitated, undulating, then the image of the sun can not be reflected in it. [Hence,]…The more our soul is peaceful and tranquil, the more God is reflected in it, the more His image expresses itself in us, the more His grace acts through us…God is a God of peace…[thus] it is of greatest importance that we strive to remain an interior peace, the peace of our hearts.
–Jacques Philippe (1947-
Love of our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Jesus on the Cross said to the disciple whom He loved: “Behold your Mother!” How sweet are those words to the Christian who is able to understand what depths of love they contain!
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
