Love grows, lust wastes by enjoyment.
Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.
The more we serve our fellowmen in appropriate ways, the more substance there is to our souls. We become more significant individuals as we serve others. We become more substantive as we serve others—indeed, it is easier to “find” ourselves because there is so much more of us to find!
Success is not measured in achievement of goals, but in the stress and strain of meeting those goals
How long has it been since you took your children, whatever their size, in your arms and told them that you love them and are glad that they can be yours forever?
Wherever you have a plot of land, however small, plant a garden. Staying close to the soil is good for the soul.
To be a mother is a woman's greatest vocation in life. She is a partner with God. No being has a position of such power and influence. She holds in her hands the destiny of nations, for to her comes the responsibility and opportunity of molding the nation's citizens.
By the late 70s conservatism was becoming more corporate on the one hand, more theocratic on the other. In reaction to the 60s, conservatism was more about order than freedom, more about conformity than singularity.
I'm quite a slow reader. It can take me quite a while to get though a book.
Be it known that we, the greatest, are misthought.
The reality is that living digitally rewires our brains for perpetual motion, shallow surface thinking, and compulsiveaddictive behaviors. Because our world is only going to become more tech-driven with each passing day, unless we find ways to counterbalance these detrimental effects, we'll remain spiritual babes, drinking milk for the rest of our lives instead of the solid food God has for us.