There is no Heaven on earth. There is no truly lasting perfection here.
― (via thatcatholicguy)
May 11 23:36 with 3 notes
The first step toward freedom from anger is to keep the lips silent when the heart is stirred; the next, to keep thoughts silent when the soul is upset; the last, to be totally calm when unclean winds are blowing.
― St. John Climacus (via ksquote4theday)
May 10 8:49 with 72 notes
Anyone who has given up home, brothers, or sisters, father or mother, wife or children or property for my sake will receive many times as much and inherit everlasting life.
― Mt 19:29 (via wherewisdombegins)
May 10 8:45 with 9 notes
No one should pursue what seems better for himself but what seems better for the other instead
― Rule of St. Benedict (via wherewisdombegins)
May 10 8:45 with 44 notes
Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves, that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally!
― St. Francis of Assisi (via wherewisdombegins)
May 10 8:44 with 26 notes
Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.
― St Augustine (via wherewisdombegins)
May 10 8:32 with 57 notes
God gave me courage in proportion to my sufferings, but I am not afraid, since if they increase, He will increase my courage at the same time.
―
St. Therese (via catholicninja)
(via fidesandratio)
May 09 22:45 with 56 notes
No one heals himself by wounding another.
― St. Ambrose of Milan (via beatae-memoriae)
May 09 4:55 with 1,686 notes
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
― Psalm 119:37 (via modernhepburn)
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May 09 4:54 with 1,805 notes
To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
― Saint Teresa of Avila (via beatae-memoriae)
May 09 4:48 with 22 notes
