What makes us human…
What makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability to think but our ability to love.
–Henri Nouwen (1932–1996)
God wills only our good…
God wills only our good; God loves us more than anybody else can or does love us. His will is that no one should lose his soul, that everyone should save and sanctify his soul… God has made the attainment of our happiness, his glory.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Love Him and…
Love Him simply and humbly, without any demand, and He Himself will free you.
–Saint Porphyrios (1906-1991)
The married should…
The married should be advised that they endure with mutual patience those things that occasionally bring displeasure and that they exhort one another to salvation … They should be advised that they not worry themselves so much about what they must endure from their spouse, but consider what their spouse must endure on account of them. For if one really considers what must be endured on his account, it is all the easier to bear the things of others
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
Those joined in marriage should…
Those who are joined in marriage should be advised that, as they mutually consider what is good for their spouse, they should be careful that when they please their spouse, they do not displease their maker. In other words, they should conduct their affairs in this world without relinquishing their desire for God … They should remain aware that their current situation is transitory and what they desire is permanent.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
How God is to be loved…
You have asked me to tell you why and how God is to be loved. God himself is the reason why. Without limit is how.
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
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