Don't let your life be barren. Be useful. Make yourself felt. Shine forth with the torch of your faith and your love.
The Way #1
Josemaria Escriva
Every person, regardless of their station in life, has the ability to become a saint.
"Following Our Lord means living a life of small and great acts of madness, as is always the case where true love is concerned. "
Married couples should remember, when they receive advice and recommendations on this matter, that what they have to do is to discover what God wants of them
For Chesterton, the ability to appreciate life was not naive optimism but a form of wisdom.
He who knows himself to be a son of God knows no fear.
Though it is perfectly natural to experience sadness over loss or injury, the virtue of patience enables us to bear suffering without being broken by sorrow or led to forsake the way of virtue.
The gift of fortitude, which is so necessary in our path toward heaven, is obtained from God through prayer and the sacraments.
When the soul is happy it spreads its happiness and is an encouragement to others.