A man truly loves his enemy when he is not offended by the injury done to himself, but for love of God feels burning sorrow for the sin his enemy has brought on his own soul, and proves his love in a practical way.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
It is our part to seek, His to grant what we ask; ours to make a beginning, His to bring it to completion; ours to offer what we can, His to finish what we cannot.
–Saint Jerome (c. 340-420)
All graces given to those outside the Church are given them for the purpose of bringing them inside the Church.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
With us everything should be secondary compared to our concern with children, and their upbringing in the instruction and teaching of the Lord.
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
We are so concerned with our children’s schooling and worldly success, if only we were equally zealous in bringing them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. This then, is our task: to educate both ourselves and our children in godliness, otherwise what answer will we have before Christ’s judgement seat?
–Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
