Religion

"According to many authors of spiritual books, progress in our life of piety depends a good deal on our recognition and understanding of our dominant defect. This is the defect that has the biggest influence on our behavior and thinking. It typically becomes evident in what we do, what

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"Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor." St. Aelred of Rievaulx

"Each person has a specific divine vocation. Every life that is lived without reference to the divine plan is wasted." Francis Fernandez

"No one should be so active as not to seek the contemplation of God." St. Augustine

"The Bible is a stream wherein the elephant may swim and the lamb may wade." St. Gregory the Great

"Our friends and acquaintances should find us increasingly welcome and open to them. We should become better and better able to make life pleasant for others. At times this will require sacrifice and mortification if we are to overcome moodiness and tiredness." Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God.

"Modesty is praised in humans because it is not a matter of nature, but of will." Lactantius

"As much as you watch over your mind carelessly, by so much you will become distant from Jesus." Hesychius of Jerusalem

"Each person is like that which he loves." St. Augustine