Does not advance…
Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life the one who does not advance goes backward. It happens with a boat, which must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back.
— Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Satisfaction consists…
Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust; prayer to pride, to envy, anger and sloth; alms to covetousness.
— Saint Richard of Chichester (c. 1197-1253)
When I fall…
And when I fall, the first time especially, what a light I have on myself! I thought I was strong, that gross temptation would not move me, that I would be faithful in all sorts of environment. I am down–in the dirt–I know myself now! But I know God, too, as I did not before, now I know the radiance of the shadowless light, I know now what sin is.
— Caryll Houselander (1901-1954)
Compromise is a word…
Compromise is a word found only in the vocabulary of those who have no will to fight.
— Saint Josemaría Escrivá (1902-1975)
The real conflict…
The real conflict is inner conflict. Beyond armies of occupation and the catacombs of concentration camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. And what use are victories on the battle-field if we ourselves are defeated in our innermost personal selves?
— Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941)
Perfect love of God…
Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God’s.
— Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
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