May 2013
73 posts
Be who you are and be that well.
– St. Francis de Sales (via gazealongtheopenroad)
Don’t date someone who has the potential to be a Godly person, date someone who...
– Neal Hartley (via littlethingsaboutgod)
If you are willing to be my daughter, pupil, and handmaid, I shall be your...
– The Blessed Virgin, to St. Elizabeth, from ‘The Revelations of St. Elizabeth of Toss’ (via peterapostle)
If Christ is not valued above all, Christ is not valued at all.
– St Augustine of Hippo (via samuelchanyf)
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Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music...
– Henry Miller
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Strive diligently for perfect interior freedom and self-mastery in every place,...
– The Imitation of Christ
Happy the man whose words issue from the Holy Spirit and not from himself!
– St Anthony of Padua (via thatcatholicguy)
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
– Proverbs 11:2 (via rurududu)
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves...
– Matthew 23:12 (via geeitsjino)
We’re not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are...
– C.S. Lewis (via rainydaysandblankets)
Jack. Jack just knew. (via moochiethinks)
If you wish to go to extremes, let it be in sweetness, patience, humility and...
– St. Philip Neri (via eternallyadoring)
When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say...
– Shauna Niequist (via melicinthenaked)
Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination...
– Pope Francis (via diaryofaday-dreamer)
Let’s ask ourselves: are we open to the Holy Spirit, do I pray to him to...
– Pope Francis General Audience 5/15/13 (via thelitany)
David had been an adulterer and had ordered a murder, and nonetheless we...
– Pope Francis (via nikosnature)
Lord, if it be pleasing to You, so be it. If it be to Your honor, Lord, be it...
– The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis (via athenagracee)
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
– Psalm 46:5 (via rainydaysandblankets)
The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there...
– Padre Pio (via nostarsinnewyorkcity)
The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you...
– John Cassavetes. (via nedhepburn)
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader, not the fact that...
– E. L. Doctorow on writing, adding to our ongoing archive of wisdom on the written word. (via explore-blog)
Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
– Psalm 34:5 (via certainlittlething)
Everything in this life passes away. Only God remains, only He is worth...
– Fr. Seraphim Rose (via phil0kalia)
The decisions we make in life must be made in the light of knowing that these...
– Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi (Mobile)
Heart ready, trusting in God, Spirit firm, unperturbed. Ever blessed, relaxed...
– Psalm 112 (via mountainmusing)
Love is the beauty of the soul.
– St Augustine (via thatcatholicguy)
There is no Heaven on earth. There is no truly lasting perfection here.
– (via thatcatholicguy)
The first step toward freedom from anger is to keep the lips silent when the...
– St. John Climacus (via ksquote4theday)
Anyone who has given up home, brothers, or sisters, father or mother, wife or...
– Mt 19:29 (via wherewisdombegins)
No one should pursue what seems better for himself but what seems better for the...
– Rule of St. Benedict (via wherewisdombegins)
Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves, that He who gives Himself...
– St. Francis of Assisi (via wherewisdombegins)