By desiring heaven we exercise the powers of our soul. Now this exercise will be effective only to the extent that we free ourselves from desires leading to infatuation with this world. Let me return to the example I have already used, of filling an empty container. God means to fill each of you with what is good; so cast out what is bad! If he wishes to fill you with honey and you are full of sour wine, where is the honey to go? The vessel must be emptied of its contents and then be cleansed. Yes, it must be cleansed even if you have to work hard and scour it. It must be made fit for the new thing, whatever it may be. -St. Augustine
So it may be said that the chief purpose of life, for any one of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all the means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks. -J.R.R. Tolkien
Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all. -D.L. Moody
It's God's nature to come on in the bottom of the ninth...Especially when the bases are loaded and there's only one out left. -The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Stephen King
Wherever you are and wherever you turn, you will not find happiness until you turn to God. -Thomas A. Kempis
What we do in life echoes in eternity. -Gladiator
Love: Jesus came to pay a debt He didn't owe, because we owed a debt we couldn't pay.
There are times when I would like to talk to God and say, "Lord, you obviously have a plan for me to do, would you share with me the wisdom of your agenda?" -Bishop Wilton Gregory
To live without faith, without a patrimony to defend, without a steady struggle for truth, that is not living, but existing. -Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. -C.S. Lewis
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. -Billy Sunday
Do not put your beliefs into the Bible, put the Bible into your beliefs.
It is not what you are, nor what you have been, that God looks at with his merciful eyes, but what you would wish to be. -The Cloud of Unknowing
Jesus is living next to you, in the brothers and sisters with whom you share your daily exisistence. -John paul II
There is only one interpretation of the Bible: God's.
The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white host. -Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. -St. John Of The Cross
If you bury yourself in the heart of God, a man will have to search there to find you.
Dear Lord... So far today I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulgent. I have not whined, bitched, cursed, or eaten any chocolate. I have not charged my credit card. However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need a lot more help after that. Amen.
Jesus never has office hours, nor does he impose a secretary between himself and His clients. -Merlin N.Steen