Inspirational thoughts

“Struggle is the architect of the soul.” Captain James Cook

“But the man who is not afraid to admit everything that he sees to be wrong with himself, and yet recognizes that he may be the object of God’s love precisely because of his shortcomings, can begin to be sincere. His sincerity is based on confidence, not in his own illusions about himself, but in the endless, unfailing mercy of God.” Thomas Merton

“The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.”  St. John Paul II

“What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it all the rest are not only useless but disastrous.” Thomas Merton

”Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.”

“For if the sacred liturgy holds first place in the life of the Church, then the Eucharistic Mystery stands at the heart and centre of the liturgy, since it is the font of life that cleanses us and strengthens us to live not for ourselves but for God and to be united to each other by the closest ties of love.”

“For the few years we still have to live in this world, we must do our best to spend our time as well as possible.”  St. Bernadette

“Simply believing in the existence of God is not exactly what I would call a commitment. After all, even the devil believes that God exists. Believing has to change the way we live.” Mother Angelica