Silence is a good thing…
Silence at the appropriate time is a good thing, being nothing other than the mother of wisest thoughts.
— Diadochus (Fourth Century)
All spiritual growth…
All spiritual growth comes from reading and reflection. By reading we learn what we did not know; by reflection we retain what we have learned.
–Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560-636)
Christ made my soul…
Christ made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him whom the angels serve.
— Saint Agnes (c. 291 – c. 304)
Charity is that…
Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved.
— Saint Robert Bellermine (1542-1621)
The school of Christ…
The school of Christ is the school of charity. On the last day, when the general examination takes place, there will be no question at all on the text of Aristotle, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or the paragraphs of Justinian. Charity will be the whole syllabus.
— Saint Robert Bellermine (1542-1621)
When someone steals…
When someone steals another’s clothes we call him a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the person who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the person who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
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