Sin is more…
Sin is more than a stain. Sin is a wound; it needs to be treated, healed. The place where my encounter with the mercy of Jesus takes place is my sin.
–Pope Francis (1936-
Christ turned water…
Christ turned water into wine, but the church has succeeded in doing something even more difficult: it has turned wine into water.
— Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
The crosses with…
The crosses with which our path through life is strewn associate us with Jesus in the mystery of His crucifixion.
— Saint John Eudes (1601-1689)
A child cries…
A child cries when his mother washes him, and those of little faith murmur at God when they are in trouble, which cleanses the soul like water cleanses the face.
— Saint Symeon of Daibabe (d. 1941)
The Lord is within…
Remember how important it is for you to have understood this truth — that the Lord is within us and that we should be there with Him.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-82)
God did not…
God did not seek sacrifices and holocausts, but faith, and obedience, and righteousness, for the sake of their salvation. As God said, teaching his will through Hosea the prophet, “What I want is love, not sacrifice; knowledge of God, not holocausts.” Our Lord taught the same, saying “If you had understood the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the blameless.”
— Saint Irenaeus (late 2nd Century)
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