There is no one…
There is no one who is without faults, and who is not in some way a burden to others, whether he is a superior or a subject, an old man or a young one, a scholar or a dunce.
— Saint Robert Bellermine (1542-1621)
Conversion is a…
Conversion is a total turning to God. This means we turn away from the world with its sin. If we choose to turn away from God, we ignore the good that never changes.Our affections and behavior need to be changed.
–Richard Rolle (c. 1300-1349)
Compassion asks us…
Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human. It is not surprising that compassion, understood as suffering with, often evokes in us a deep resistance and even protest.
— Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)
God’s compassion for you…
God’s compassion for you is greater than the troubles you have.
— Saint John Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719)
That spirit of compassion…
We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God.
— Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
Let us go to…
Let us go to the foot of the Cross, and there complain — if we have the courage.
— Saint Madeline Sophie Barat (1779-1865)
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