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Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.
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Your wisdom should be without pride.
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Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.
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The flesh does not by its own virtue purify, but is purified by virtue of the Word by which it was assumed, when 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us' (Jn. 1:14).
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Christ was born of a woman without the man.
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Do not be afraid to throw yourself on the Lord! He will not draw back and let you fall! Put your worries aside and throw yourself on him He will welcome you and heal you.
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Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity.
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It is not earthly riches which make us or our sons happy for they must either be lost by us in our lifetime, or be possessed when we are dead, by whom we know not, or perhaps by whom we would not.
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In the Mass the blood of Christ flows anew for sinners.
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Why then be perverted and follow thy flesh? Be it converted and follow thee.
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It is not in virtue of its liberty that the human will attains to grace, it is much rather by grace that it attains to liberty.
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Drunkenness is a flattering devil, a sweet poison, a pleasant sin, which whosoever hath, hath not himself, which whosoever doth commit, doth not commit sin, but he himself is wholly sin.
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The desire is thy prayers and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
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Doubt is but another element of faith.
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I believe in order to understand
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If we tread our vices under our feet, we make of them a ladder by which to rise to higher things.
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Let the Lord your God be your hope – seek for nothing else from him, but let him himself be your hope. There are people who hope from him riches or perishable and transitory honours, in short they hope to get from God things which are not God himself.
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A Christian should be an Alleluia from head to foot
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The measure of love is to love without measuring.
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The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. -Ronald Reagan In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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