God will cleanse…
God will cleanse your sins if you yourself are dissatisfied with yourself and will keep on changing until you are perfect.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
The power of silence…
The Church must discover the power of silence. Confronted with the sorrows, doubts and uncertainties of people she cannot pretend to give easy solutions. In Jesus, silence becomes the way of attentive listening, compassion and prayer. It is the way to truth.
–Luis Antonio Tagle (1957-
Repented of a sin…
If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed of the causes of the sin, wherefrom, as from a root, the shoots spring forth again.
–Saint Basil the Great (329-379)
Religious on paper…
Nothing is so easy as to be religious on paper.
–Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Judge only actions…
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.
–Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
When tempted…
When you are tempted, summon to your assistance the hope and thought that consolation will shortly follow, especially if by holy struggles you gradually overcome the struggles of despair.
— Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
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