Practice obedience and leadership…
It is difficult to practice obedience; but it is even more difficult to practice leadership.
–Saint Gregory Nazianzen (329-c. 391)
Discussion of theology…
Discussion of theology is not for everyone, I tell you, not for everyone–it is no such inexpensive or effortless pursuit. Nor, I would add, is it for every occasion, or every audience; neither are all its aspects open to inquiry. It must be reserved for certain occasions, for certain audiences, and certain limits must be observed. It is not for all people, but only for those who have been tested and have found a sound footing in study, and, more importantly, have undergone, or at the very least are undergoing, purification of body and soul. For one who is not pure to lay hold of pure things is dangerous, just as it is for weak eyes to look at the sun’s brightness.
–Saint Gregory Nazianzen (329-c. 391)
Virginity can be…
Virginity can be lost by a thought.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
Greed will demand…
Greed will demand of you labor, danger, hardships, and troubles, and you will readily agree to its demands. And for what purpose? So you can have what will fill up your purse but empty out your peace of mind!
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Chastity holds a…
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself said, ‘Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.’
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
The coming of the Lord…
He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope, and fervent love.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
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