'Do with your adversities as the merchant does with his merchandise: Make a profit on ever item. Don't allow the loss of the tiniest fragment of the true cross. It may only be the sting of a horsefly or the prick of a pin that annoys you; it may be a neighbor's little eccentricities, some unintended slight, the insignificant loss of a penny, some small restlessness of a soul, a light pain in your limbs. Make a profit on every item as the grocer does, and you'll soon be wealthy in God.'

St. Louis de Montfort

'The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church; it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world! ' "Unity must subsist in Truth!" - Fr. John Corapi

'Remember that the Christian life is one of action, not speech and daydreams. Let there be few words and many deeds, and let them be done well.'

St. Vincent Pallotti

'He who labors as he prays
lifts his heart to God with his hands.'

St. Benedict of Nursia

'If we pray, we will believe;
If we believe, we will love;
If we love, we will serve.'

Bl. Mother Teresa

'Conscience and reputation are two different things.
Your conscience depends on you, whereas your reputation depends on your neighbor's estimation of you.'

St. Augustine

I dreamt death came the other night
And Heaven's gate swung wide.
An Angel with halo bright
Ushered me inside.
And there! To my astonishment,
Stood folks I'd judged and labeled
As "quite unfit": "of little worth",
And "Spiritually disabled".
Indignant words rose to my lips,
But never were set free,
For every face showed stunned surprise -
Not one expected ME!
(unknown author)

'Prayer is not asking for what you think you want but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.'

Kathleen Norris

'Without love, nothing is pleasing to God.'

Pope St. Clement 1 of Rome