Anger is a thief who steals away the nice moments.
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.
We must practice modesty, not only in our looks, but also in our whole deportment, and particularly in our dress, our walk, our conversation, and all similar actions.
You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the divine Sacrament will be that which will give you more strength during life and more consolation at the hour of your death and during eternity
He who embraces the cross and bears it with patience lightens the weight of the cross. Indeed, the weight itself becomes a consolation; for God abounds with grace to all those who carry the cross with good will in order to please him.
Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small.
Such is the compassion, such the love which Mary bears us, that she is never tired of praying for us.
One should be just as careful about lying as about telling the truth.
Great people have great values and great ethics.
Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.
When men in secular life, who might be religious or not, see women being treated as secondary in the eyes of God, they assume that it's OK for them to do it.