You can't be afraid of hard work or long hours. Sacrifice is important.
Marriage fills the Earth, virginity Heaven.
Without doubt, the Lord grants all favors which are asked of Him in Mass, provided they be fitting for us.
Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
Early impressions are hard to eradicate from the mind. When once wool has been dyed purple, who can restore it to its previous whiteness?
Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one's faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one's life
For it is good to cleave to God, and to put our hopes in the Lord, so that, when we have exchanged this poor life for the kingdom of heaven, we may cry aloud: 'Whom have I in heaven but thee? There is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. ' Assuredly, when we have found such wealth in heaven, we may well grieve to have sought after poor passing pleasures here on earth.
Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.
He'd given her his vow: to take care of her, to keep her from hurt or pain, from wanting for anything. Her leaving didn't negate his promises; they weren't conditional.
In the domain of cops and robbers, an interdiction serves to structure a black market and a shadow economy.
One way to learn to do something right is to do something wrong. Failure must teach us, or surely success will not reward us.