Satisfaction consists…
Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy, anger and sloth; alms to covetousness.
— Saint Richard of Chichester (c. 1197-1253)
When I fall…
And when I fall, the first time especially, what a light I have on myself! I thought I was strong, that gross temptation would not move me, that I would be faithful in all sorts of environment. I am down–in the dirt–I know myself now! But I know God, too, as I did not before, now I know the radiance of the shadowless light, I know now what sin is.
— Caryll Houselander (1901-1954)
Compromise is a word…
Compromise is a word found only in the vocabulary of those who have no will to fight.
— Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)
The real conflict…
The real conflict is inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the catacombs of concentration camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are victories on the battle-field if we ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?
— Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941)
Perfect love of God…
Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God’s.
— Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
In offering ourselves…
If we look carefully within ourselves, we shall find that there are certain limits beyond which we refuse to go in offering ourselves to [God]. We hover around these reservations, making believe not to see them, for fear of self-reproach… The more we shrink from giving up any such reserved point, the more certain it is that it needs to be given up. If we were not fast bound by it, we should not make so many efforts to persuade ourselves that we are free.
— François Fénelon (1651-1715)
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