The way I grew up playing, and the way most Americans have grown up, is that you hit the ball up in the air and then it stops where it lands.
The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.
If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.
No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger.
The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.
Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psychospiritual growth away from evildeath and a turning to Godlife]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [ Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.
I'm getting the impression that women, in any form, scare you. " He shrugged. "They're the more violent species. And unpredictable. I'd rather take on a wild boar. You can't shoot women.
I trip over my legs all the time. I'll wave to somebody, look up, and end up eating pavement.
Guys like Bin Laden have been responsible for injuring and maiming and murdering more Muslims than any foreign imperial power has in the last hundred years.
I taught school in the early days of my manhood and I think I know something about mothers. There is a thread of aspiration that runs strong in them. It is the fiber that has formed the most unselfish creatures who inhabit this earth. They want three things only; for their children to be fed, to be healthy, and to make the most of themselves.