He who does not embrace the teaching of the Church does not have the habit of faith.
Beespittle, droppings, hairs of beefur: all become honey. Virulent micro-organisms cannot survive in honey.
You have come to the shore. There are no instructions.
Both art and faith are dependent on imagination; both are ventures into the unknown.
I'm not very good at praying, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem is close to prayer.
Nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.
Grief is a hole you walk around in the daytime and at night you fall into it.
Lightning my pilot sits; In a cavern under is fettered the thunder, It struggles and howls at fits; Over earth and ocean, with gentle motion, This pilot is guiding me, Lured by the love of the genii that move In the depths of the purple sea; Over the rills, and the crags, and the hills, Over the lakes and the plains, Wherever he dream, under mountain or stream The Spirit he loves remains; And I all the while bask in heaven's blue smile, Whilst he is dissolving in rains.
The perfect family doesn't exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let's not talk about the perfect mother-in-law! It's just us sinners. " A healthy family life requires frequent use of three phrases: "May I? Thank you, and I'm sorry" and "never, never, never end the day without making peace.
Those indoctrinated by leftist thinking become largely incapable of making accurate moral judgments.
Lose what? A man only has a soul to be won or lost; apart from his life, he has nothing. Past or future lives do not matter - at the moment you are living this one, and you should do so with silent comprehension, joy and enthusiasm. What you must not lose is your enthusiasm.