In the life of the body a man is sometimes sick, and unless he takes medicine, he will die. Even so in the spiritual life a man is sick on account of sin. For that reason he needs medicine so that he may be restored to health; and this grace is bestowed in the Sacrament of Penance.
Christ was either liar, lunatic, or Lord!
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
God destines us for an end beyond the grasp of reason.
The light of faith makes us see what we believe.
When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldliness.
Unbelief is the greatest of sins.
How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know.
God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.
Suppose a person entering a house were to feel heat on the porch, and going further, were to feel the heat increasing, the more they penetrated within. Doubtless, such a person would believe there was a fire in the house, even though they did not see the fire that must be causing all this heat. A similar thing will happen to anyone who considers this world in detail: one will observe that all things are arranged according to their degrees of beauty and excellence, and that the nearer they are to God, the more beautiful and better they are.
The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.
Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.
Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.
Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact Angels have no religion as we know it... Their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on Earth.
Charity brings to life again those who are spiritually dead.
Don't ask who said it? Ask what they said.
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
It is not possible to be ignorant of the end of things if we know their beginning.
In the end, we know God as unknown.
Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession.
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