Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
In nature, when the sun goes down and night falls, we no longer see the objects surrounding us, but we do see distant objects not visible during the day, such as the stars, which are thousands of light-years away. And the sun must hide that we may see them, that we may be able to glimpse the depths of the firmament. Analogously, during the night of the spirit we see much farther than during the luminous period preceding it; the inferior lights must be taken away from us in order that we may begin to see the heights of the spiritual firmament.
–Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877–1964)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Struggle (with Sin), Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not be always the same.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life), Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
We need no wings to go in search for Him, but only to look upon Him present within us.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Eucharist, Humility, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
In the night of humility into which God asks us to enter, we can encounter the burning power of his Love. And how much more profoundly is his tenderness that pushes himself to give himself to us in the Eucharist. Each time it is like an embrace that pulls us to his heart, at one at the the same time crucified and glorified.
–Charles Journet (1891–1975)
Abandonment (of self), Acceptance, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic
God had brought me to my knees and made me acknowledge my own nothingness, and out of that knowledge I had been reborn. I was no longer the center of my life and therefore I could see God in everything.
–Bede Griffiths (1906-1993)
Adversity, Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Silence, Spiritual (life)
We must grow quiet enough to realize God’s omnipresence, to feel his comforting hand and open our hearts within, silently, letting his healing have its way. Then the waters will flow over the arid soil and things will start to grow again. If only we keep still. God permits many wounds– but there are also miracles.
–Alfred Delp (1907-1945)
