Sailing to the moon…
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we cannot cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves?
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Where no one will disturb…
There should be at least a room or some corner where no one will find you and disturb you or notice you.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Found his vocation…
A man knows when he has found his vocation when he stops thinking about how to live and begins to live.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
To heal and liberate…
We are called to heal and to liberate. This healing power in us will not come from our capacities and our riches, but in and through our poverty. We are called to discover that God can bring peace, compassion, and love through our wounds.
–Jean Vanier (1928-
Seek the grace of devotion…
You must seek earnestly the grace of devotion, ask for it fervently, await it patiently and hopefully, receive it gratefully, guard it humbly, cooperate with it carefully and leave to God, when it comes, the length and manner of the heavenly visitation.
–Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471)
Believe in truth…
You must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
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