Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
“Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God.” Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
“Our personal dispositions are as windowpanes through which we see the world either as rosy or dull. The way we color the glasses we wear is the way the world seems to us.” Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
“It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.” Leo Tolstoy
Jesus worked this miracle at the Wedding at Cana so that the bride and bridegroom would get all the credit…
“It is better to give others a piece of your heart than a piece of your mind.” Amish proverb
“Those who do not complain are never pitied.” Jane Austen
Agatha Christie
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” William Wordsworth
“We have to do everything for love, not out of force.” St. Francis de Sales
“Do not fear what may happen tomorrow. The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and everyday. Either he will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginings.” St. Francis de Sales
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them – every day begin the task anew.” St. Francis de Sales
