To live in harmony…
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
When you proclaim peace…
When you proclaim peace by your words, you must carry an even greater peace in your hearts. Let no one be provoked to anger by you, or be scandalized, but let your gentleness encourage all to peace, good will and mutual love.
— Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226)
You can love…
You can show your love to others by not wishing that they should be better Christians.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Help one another…
Help one another with the generosity of the Lord, and despise no one. When you have the opportunity to do good, do not let it go by.
— Saint Polycarp (Second Century)
If we find animosity
If we look inside our hearts and find there even a trace of animosity toward others for the wrongs they have done to us, then we should realize that we are still far removed from the love of God. The love of God absolutely precludes us from hating any human being.
–Saint Maximos the Confessor (580-662)
Our religion is false…
All our religion is but a false religion, and all our virtues are mere illusions and we ourselves are only hypocrites in the sight of God, if we have not that universal charity for everyone – for the good, and for the bad, for the poor and for the rich, and for all those who do us harm as much as those who do us good.
— Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
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