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
A pusillanimous person is a man of closed horizons, resigned to just getting along. He has no high ambitions.
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
true rest is not merely the absence of activity but the peaceful recovery of our strength
"A patient, practical guide to turning active striving into contemplative recollection."
“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.”
The words as yourself are significant. They assume that there is a proper love of self.
Baptism itself gives every Christian both the right and the duty to take part in the apostolate
The greater part of his life was not spent preaching to crowds, working miracles or engaging in public ministry.
Sin is not merely the violation of a rule or the failure to attain an ethical ideal.
It comes ultimately from knowing that we are loved by God, that we are his children
Greatness in the Kingdom of God is measured not by influence, recognition, or authority
It does not solve every problem or remove suffering, but it changes the way we receive our life from God.
What seemed negligible in human terms had immense value before God.
Temperance brings order to our appetites so that the body and the senses can fulfil their proper role
