There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.

The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last.

To preserve our cheerfulness amid sicknesses and troubles, is a sign of a right and good spirit.

First let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will follow.

The Lord grants in a moment what we may have been unable to obtain in dozens of years.

The greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.

He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer, should often lift up his mind to God by short prayers.

The cross is the gift God gives to his friends.

My children, if you desire perseverance, be devout to our Blessed Lady.

Some of us find our lives abridged even before the paperback comes out.

When I'd woken the next morning, I'd done so in a dislocated world of dimmed daylight and diluted colors, a sodden world, feeling like I was a castaway on an alien planet.

Be healthy by being outdoors in the natural daylight with nature!

Man is the measure of all things.

Idleness is an enemy of the soul.

Tea Party has now cost the Republicans 5 senate seats. My next donation is going to them.

Right now, the leadership in Iran is telling their citizens one thing. Our President is telling us another.

Oh for a thousand lives to be spent in the service of Christ.

I believe very firmly in the principle of free agency - people making their own decisions and doing what they think is right.

The knowledgeable person lives with a question mark '?' and the man of awe and wonder lives with an exclamation mark.