Daily quotes on developing virtue from Saints, Popes and others.
"God told Abraham to quit the land of Ur, because in it he would not be able to sanctify himself. He made Lot, also, leave Gommorrha, although he was a saint in the midst of that abominable city. God acted prudently. The highest prudence, and the most laudable, is to shun danger. Who is that [...]
"Do not then let us be disheartened by our imperfections. Our very perfection lies in diligently contending against them, and it is impossible so to contend without seeing them, or to overcome without meeting them face-to-face." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life, Random House, Inc., 2002.
"For this sin of ultimate despair is much more displeasing to me and harmful to them than all the other evils they have committed. And this is why: Other sins are committed with some selfish sensual pleasure, and sometimes they are regretted, and they can be regretted in such a way that the regret will [...]
"The Church searches for truth, proclaims it tirelessly, and recognizes it wherever it is manifested. This mission of truth is something that the Church can never renounce." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits. We can, by a creative effort, bring such sunlight to our souls that it makes radiant whatever events may come our way." Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998. [...]
"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it. For what would it profit [...]
"Nothing is more frightfully true than this principle, namely, that what has once enslaved us always retains its power over us, even after our deliverance. It is the law of strength against weakness, the chastisement that sin brings with it. Hence it is, that so many persons converted and purified, fall back on the first [...]
"Of a truth, my daughter, without purity no one can ever see God; nor can any hope to dwell in His tabernacle except he lead an uncorrupt life; and our Blessed Lord Himself has promised the special blessing of beholding Him to those that are pure in heart." Source: St. Francis de Sales, Introduction [...]
"The floodgates of heaven are open to a humble soul, and a sea of graces flows down upon her. O how beautiful is a humble soul? …God refuses nothing to such a soul; she is all-powerful and influences the destiny of the whole world. God raises such a soul up to His very throne, and [...]
"Development requires attention to the spiritual life, a serious consideration of the experiences of trust in God, spiritual fellowship in Christ, reliance upon God’s providence and mercy, love and forgiveness, self-denial, acceptance of others, justice, and peace." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009