The Christian will be a mystic…
The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.
–Karl Rahner (1904-1984)
Shaken by the…
Look upon yourself as a tree planted beside the water, which bears its fruit in due season; the more it is shaken by the wind, the deeper it strikes its roots into the ground.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
Doing the will…
Man’s salvation and perfection consists of doing the will of God which he must have in view in all things, and at every moment of his life.
–Saint Peter Claver (1581-1654)
Of communion with…
Of communion with humans, God can never have enough.
–Mechthild of Magdeburg (Thirteenth Century)
Progress or improvement…
Our Lord doesn’t want you to think about your progress or about improvement in any way whatever; but to receive and use faithfully the occasions of serving Him and of practicing the virtues at every moment without worrying long reflections, either on the past or the future.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Religion is…
Religion is a guy in church thinking about fishing. Spirituality is a guy out fishing thinking about God.
–John Fischer (1947-
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