"The first (method for meditation) starts from the knowledge of our nothingness, our sins, our temptations, in a word, our misery. The soul that starts from this truth, that begins her meditation by it, always has, enough to occupy her. She has always a familiar point upon which to plant her foot, and from it [...]
"Our happiness consists in fulfilling the purpose of our being. Every man knows, from his own unfulfilled hunger for them, that he was built with a capacity for three things of which he never has enough. He wants life – not for the next few minutes, but for always, and with no aging or disease [...]
"Purity is a requirement of love. It is the dimension of the inner truth of love in man’s 'heart.'" Source: Pope St. John Paul II, Man and Woman He Created Them, Pauline Books and Media, 2006.
"The door to the soul is closed to the entrance of Truth by error, ignorance and prejudice; the door of the heart is closed by pride and unbelief and willful evil, and the door of conscience is barred by the continual habit of evil." Source: Sheen Fulton, Guide to Contentment, Alba House, 2010. [...]
"Still it is true that the soul, if blinded by selfishness, cannot recognize or discern what is truly good and profitable for soul and body." Source: St. Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue, Paulist Press, 1980 The Dialogue was dictated by Catherine over a period of five days. Three scribes worked to keep up with [...]
"We must look for truth in ourselves; in our neighbors; in itself. We look for truth in ourselves when we judge ourselves; in our neighbors when we have sympathy for their sufferings; in itself when we contemplate it with a clean heart." Source: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, The Steps of Humility and Pride (Note: [...]
"Many say: 'I have labored for years for others and even for God, and what did I get out of it? I am still nothing.' The answer is, they have gained something; they have gained the truth of their own littleness – and of course, great merit in the next life." Source: Ven. Fulton [...]
"If they wish to know what the Almighty cannot do, I shall tell them. He cannot lie." Source: St. Augustine, City of God
"Charity does not exclude knowledge, but rather requires, promotes, and animates it from within." Source: Pope Benedict XVI, CARITAS IN VERITATE (Charity in Truth), 6/29/2009
"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