Daily Virtue Quote – St. John Climacus
"To pass judgment on another is to usurp shamelessly a prerogative of God, and to condemn is to ruin one’s soul." Source: St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"He who gives himself importance by boasting is actually showing the credentials of his own worthlessness. Pride is an attempt to create an impression that we are what we actually are not." Source: Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Way to Happiness, St. Pauls, 1998.
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard
"We should make of prayer a practical virtue, a virtue of every instant, whose acts should be easy and, as it were, natural." Source: St. Peter Julian Eymard, The Divine Eucharist St. Peter Julian Eymard was a priest and the founder of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. This religious order is "a Catholic [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Francis de Sales
"They who drink the juice of the Ethiopian herb Ophiusa imagine that they see serpents and horrors everywhere; and those who drink deep of pride, envy, ambition, hatred, will see harm and shame in everyone they look upon. The first can only be cured by drinking palm wine, and so I say of these latter: [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Catherine of Siena
"Thus it is in every respect dangerous to be content with mediocre obedience. Such obedience is cold, very burdensome, and very painful. Because it seems to the cold heart wearisome to carry it, these souls bear great burdens with little fruit. They sin against the perfection into which they entered and which they are obliged [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Benedict XVI
"Let us first of all bring to mind the vast semantic range of the word 'love': we speak of love of country, love of one’s profession, love between friends, love of work, love between parents and children, love between family members, love of neighbor and love of God. Amid this multiplicity of meaning, however, one [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Ven. Fulton Sheen
"There are some people who love to boast of their tolerance, but actually it is inspired by egotism; they want to be left alone in their own ideas, however wrong they be, so they plead for a tolerance of other people’s ideas. But this kind of tolerance is very dangerous, for it becomes intolerance as [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – Pope Francis
"In mercy, we find proof of how God loves us. He gives his entire self, always, freely, asking nothing in return." Source: Pope Francis, Misericordiae Vultus: BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE OF MERCY
Daily Virtue Quote – Thomas a’ Kempis
"If you see another sin openly or commit a serious crime, do not consider yourself better, for you do not know how long you can remain good. All men are frail, but you must admit that none is more frail than yourself." Source: Thomas a’ Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Dover Thrift Editions, 1940. [...]
Daily Virtue Quote – St. Peter Julian Eymard
"The will should always rule oven the body and the senses. It is a difficult and fortunate thing to become master of one's body. On account of contact with the world, there are some discouraging difficulties, and it is rare for one to become absolute master of his senses. For a time, yes; but surprise [...]