Inspirational thoughts

“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” St. Jerome

“Thank you, women who are mothers! You have sheltered human beings within yourselves in a unique experience of joy and travail. This experience makes you become God’s own smile upon the newborn child, the one who guides your child’s first steps, who helps it to grow, and who is the anchor as the child makes its way along the journey of life.” St. John Paul II

“Don’t succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.” Coach Vince Lombardi

“Christ’s invitation to the priesthood is an invitation to a way of life that is athletic in its intensity and heroic in its form.” Bishop Robert Barron

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
― Wayne Gretzky

“The aesthetic value of creation cannot be overlooked. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity. The Bible speaks again and again of the goodness and beauty of creation, which is called to glorify God.” St. John Paul II

“The ego-drama is nothing compared with the theo-drama. The fun begins when we let God write our stories.” Bishop Robert Barron

• “Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.” —Edward Whymper

“By endurance we conquer.” Ernest Shackleton