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Jesuit Inspirational Quotes (967)

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In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If a person says that he met God with total certainty and is not touched by a margin of uncertainty, then this is not good.
Pope Francis
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Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.
Pope Francis
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Abortion is without a doubt one of the greatest moral evils within modernity. As the Advocate of Christian Memory, a pope must take up the mantle of defending the culture of life - a defense the Early Church held against the pagans of Rome.
Pope Francis
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Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love.
Pope Francis
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We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. BUt the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyses: 'I am talking with you in order to persuade you.' No. Each person dialogues, starting with his and her own identity. The church grows by attracting, not proselytizing.
Pope Francis
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Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
Baltasar Gracian
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Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes.
Pope Francis
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Do not be afraid of confession!
Pope Francis
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I would like to ask you a question: how many of you pray to the Holy Spirit every day? Probably few, but we must satisfy this desire of Jesus and pray every day to the Holy Spirit, so that he opens our heart towards Jesus.
Pope Francis
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A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
Baltasar Gracian
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Be missionaries of God's tenderness!
Pope Francis
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More than ever I find myself in the hands of God. This (illness) is what I have wanted all my life from my youth. But now there is a difference the initiative is entirely with God. It is indeed a profound spiritual experience to know and feel myself so totally in God’s hands.
Pedro Arrupe
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The presence of the devil is on the first page of the Bible, and the Bible ends as well with the presence of the devil, with the victory of God over the devil.
Pope Francis
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Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.
Baltasar Gracian
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From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us.
Pope Francis
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We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a link in this chain of love. And if we do not understand this, we have understood nothing of what the Church is.
Pope Francis
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The path to Heaven is narrow, rough and full of wearisome and trying ascents, nor can it be trodden without great toil and therefore wrong is their way, gross their error, and assured their ruin who, after the testimony of so many thousands of saints, will not learn where to settle their footing.
Robert Southwell
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Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.
Pope Francis
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Keep expectation alive. Keep stirring it up. Let much promise more, and great deeds herald greater.
Baltasar Gracian
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We pray for the many brothers and sisters who seek refuge far from their native lands, who seek a home where they can live without fear: that they might always be respected in their dignity.
Pope Francis
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Jesus fought Satan in 'hand to hand combat' . . . 'you need to protect this victory.'
Pope Francis
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Let love simply bloom... and it is unstoppable.
Pope Francis
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An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.
Baltasar Gracian
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Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.
Baltasar Gracian
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