The Hunger for rightousness is the one appetite that Christ blesses--not to covet possessions or achievement or recognition, but to live, thouugh every action and perception, the kingdom of God.
-- Jim Forest, The Ladder of the Beatitudes
God wants us to be merciful with ourselves. And besides, our sorrows are not our own. He takes them on himself into his heart.
-- George Bernanos, The Diary of a Country Priest
In the sanctuary of your heart with God, the words are not as important as faith.
-- Friedrich Von Schiller, Mary Stuart
There are those who desire to acquire knowledge for its own value -- and this is a base vanity. But there are others who desire to have it to edify others - and this is charity. And there are others who desire it so that they may be edified -- and this is wisdom.
-- Bernard of ...
Easter is not the celebration of a past event. The alleluia is not for what was; Easter proclaims a beginning which has already decided the remotest future. The resurrection means that the beginning of glory has already started.
-- Karl Rahner, "Everyday Faith"
High and lifted up, I see Him on the eternal Calvary,
And two pierced hands are stretching east and west o'er land and sea.
On my knees I fall and worship that great Cross that shines above,
For the very God of heaven is not Power, but Power of love.
-- G. A. ...
The Christian teaching about who crucified Christ is not that the Romans or the Jews or whatever people happened to be there did, but that you and I did, and that all human societies without exception are involved in the crucifixion of Christ.
--Northrop Frye's "Notebooks and Lectures...
After the new birth, you will love with all your heart, soul, and mind your neighbor as yourself. The new birth is a change of direction and change of affection. It's a union of the soul with Christ. Christ comes to you through the Holy Spirit and you become a partaker of God's...
When he justifies us, God does not interpret evil as good... Nor does he call evil good when he forgives us; for he cannot lie. But in virtue of his omnipotent compassion...he makes that which is intrinsically evil good, that which is sick whole, that which if feeble glorious, that which i...
In the daily round of life, dust and cobwebs accumulate in our souls. The hidden corners of our hearts become encrusted with grime or filled with forgotten debris. During the weeks of Lent, God's Spirit is given opportunity to clear away the clutter, sweep away the dust and wash us c...
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