A disobedient soul will win no victory, even if the Lord Jesus himself, in person, were to hear its confession.

Pure love ... knows that only one thing is needed to please God: to do even the smallest things out of great love - love, and always love.

Patience, prayer and silence-these are what give strength to the soul.

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors.

Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is.

O King of glory, though you hide your beauty, yet the eye of my soul rends the veil. I see the angelic choirs giving you honor without cease.

He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. (267)

Entrust everything to Me and do nothing on your own, and you will always have great freedom of spirit.

I demand from you deeds of mercy which are to arise out of love for me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse yourself from it.

God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. Indeed he gives more than what we ask of Him. Faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit-that is the shortest route.

How can one be pleasing to God when one is inflated with pride and self-love under the pretense of striving for Gods glory, while in fact one is seeking ones own glory?

Gather up all your scattered dreams and build the life you love.

Always look at the function, its not what you did but why do you do it? Once you find the why then you walk through another door

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy.

At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe and reliable and credible.

I do think the story in Halloween 5 is a bit stupid, and there's a lot more blood. They're obviously going to take the Halloween series in a different direction.

I feel a little uncomfortable about endorsements.

There is so much in the world to hate, why hate yourself?

It looks as if I were meant to be alone, and that any hope of happiness is not meant. Am I too old to acquire the knack for happiness?

In this Year of Faith, we pray to the Lord that the Church may always be a true family that brings God’s love to everyone.

A culture that doesn't respect half its population will never prosper.