How, then, shall God give himself entirely to that one who, besides his God, loves creatures still?

The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good.

He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.

Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.

Your God is ever beside you - indeed, He is even within you.

There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.

He who wishes to find Jesus should seek Him, not in the delights and pleasures of the world, but in mortification of the senses.

When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A soft answer extinguishes the fire of wrath.

What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love.

True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over.

There is no one, after God, who loves us as much as this most loving Mother does.

Your personal health is your greatest possession

Hope with deep driving desires is an order of the most delicious delicacy in a restaurant we call the universe.

If we must encounter each other, let’s do it the old way—in the dark, by the fire, our breaths bated, the world a big black mystery beyond us.

It is a great victory if you learn how to survive in today’s hard times

Beauty is my heritage, but home decor is very much my passion.

Maybe crazy is just the word we use for feelings that will not be contained.

The master of your body did not run off and leave you masterless.

But all the time-no matter what she was doing-there was music.

Relationships are the Holy Spirit's laboratories in which He brings together people who have the maximal opportunity for mutual growth.

I will soothe you and heal you, I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns.