It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.
The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.
Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them.
A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.
Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.
Whatever a man has in superabundance is owed, of natural right, to the poor for their sustenance.
But man is freer than all the animals, on account of his free-will, with which he is endowed above all other animals.
Don’t ask who said it? Ask what they said.
If someone knows from experience that daily Communion increases fervor without lessening reverence, then let him go every day. But if someone finds that reverence is lessened and devotion not much increased, then let him sometimes abstain, so as to draw near afterwards with better dispositions.
The Bread of angels has become the Bread of mankind; This heavenly Bread puts an end to all images; O wonderful reality! The poor, the slave, and the humble can eat the Lord.
The soul is known by its acts.
Now, nothing can be brought from potentiality to actual existence except through something actually existing.
When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.
Here ’neath veils, my Saviour darkly I behold; To my thirsting spirit all thy light unfold; Face to face in heaven let me come to thee, And the blessed vision of thy glory see.
Jesus Lord, kind Pelican, Cleanse my filth with Thy blood, One drop of which can save The whole world from all its sin.
The proper effect of the Eucharist is the transformation of man into God.
Every truth without exception- and whoever may utter it- is from the Holy Spirit.
Baptism is the door of the spiritual life and the gateway to the sacraments.