God of hope, I look to you with an open heart and yearning spirit. During this Advent season, I will keep alert and awake, listening for your word and keeping to your precepts. My hope is in you.
Let your life be guided by greatness.
Striving humbly but heroically to live by what is good, true, and noble in the midst of – and in spite of – the modern climate.
It takes more energy to maintain mediocrity than it takes to pursue excellence.
The way we see the world determines the way we live our lives.
We are not here to solve the problems; the problems are here to solve us.
Catholicism is not a lifeless set of rules and regulations. Catholicism is a lifestyle. Catholicism is a way of life designed by God to help you become all you can be.
Work-life balance was a mistake from the start. Because we don’t really want balance. We want satisfaction.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body and prayer is to the soul.
In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.
Our culture places a very high premium on self-expression, but is relatively disinterested in producing “selves” that are worth expressing.
To be truly intimate with another person, is to share every aspect of yourself with that person.
Superficiality is the curse of the modern world.
Thought determines action. Do not let your whole life be a reaction to the things that happen around you each day. Let your life be an action.
The abuse of a good does not diminish the good of a good.
You cannot be healthy and happy without discipline. If you want to measure the level of happiness in your life, just measure the level of discipline in your life. You will never have more happiness than you have discipline.
Love is a choice, love is an act of will, you can choose to love.
When you voice your disagreement, begin by talking about what you have in common with the person you are arguing with. Too often we rush to judgment, race to argue, and overlook all the common ground we share.
It has been my experience that nothing changes a person’s life more than the discovery of one solitary truth: There is a meaning and purpose to life. More specifically: There is a meaning and purpose to your life.
Never believe a promise from a man or woman who has no discipline. They have broken a thousand promises to themselves, and they break their promise for you.