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
The virtue of poverty consists in living with our heart in God, and therefore detached from material things.
It is necessary for one to know, to hope and to struggle with persevering patience, realising that this is what pleases God.
When the soul is happy it spreads its happiness and is an encouragement to others.
“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.”
Christian materialism, instead of making us despise consumer goods, should move us to take good care of the material wealth that we possess.
"Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could call everyone in our workaday world friends!"
Love makes suffering fruitful and suffering deepens love.
"The truly virtuous person doesn’t just do the right thing; he also desires rightly."
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.