Inspirational thoughts

“Don’t tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring the ship in.”
– Coach Lou Holtz

“To live without risk is to risk not living”. Venerable Pope Pius XII

“Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful ‘book’ within reach of everyone, adults and children. In contact with nature, a person rediscovers his correct dimension, rediscovers himself as a creature, small but at the same time unique, with a ‘capacity for God’ because interiorly he is open to the Infinite.”

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

“Peace is built in the heart and from the heart, by eliminating pride and vindictiveness and carefully choosing our words.” Pope Leo XIV

“The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer is God” Fyodor Dostoevsky

“The ultimate obscenity is not caring, not doing something about what you feel, not feeling! Just drawing back and drawing in, becoming narcissistic.” Rod Serling

“He pours light into our minds, arouses our desire and gives us strength… As the soul is the life of the body, so the Holy Spirit is the life of our souls.”  —St. Peter Damian

“If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.” Marcus Aurelius

“We’re developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won’t be able to think.”   Rod Serling

“Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” Fyodor Dostoevsky