Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales
"Thus it sometimes happens that temptation in itself is sin to us, because we have ourselves brought it upon us. For instance, if I know that gaming leads me to passion and blasphemy, and that [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena
"To have eternal life it is essential to love without regard for one’s own interest. Fleeing sin for fear of punishment is not enough to give eternal life, nor is it enough to embrace virtue [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Benedict XVI
"Practical activity will always be insufficient unless it visibly expresses a love for man, a love nourished by an encounter with Christ." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, God is Love: Deus Caritas Est, Ignatius Press, [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. John Climacus
"The flatterer is a servant of the devils, a teacher of pride, the destroyer of contrition, a vandal of excellence, a perverse guide. The prophet says this: 'Those who honor you deceive you' (Isa. 3:12)." [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – G.K. Chesterton
"It is impossible without humility to enjoy anything – even pride." Source: G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, Moody Publishers, 2009.
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"If, therefore, a marriage is based wholly upon feeling and emotion, then love dies when the emotion dies. But where there is a love of the person because of the nobility of character and good-heartedness, [...]