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“The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.”

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Benedict of Nursia (480-543 AD) was a renowned Christian saint and the founder of the Benedictine Order. His life and teachings had a profound impact on the religious and cultural life of medieval Europe. more

“Freedom is not just something with which we are born; it is something we achieve. America did not receive a perpetual endowment of freedom; it has had to struggle and fight to preserve it. Freedom is not an heirloom or an antique; it is a life that must fight against the corrosive powers of death and nourish itself on the daily bread of goodness and virtue.”

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Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“If you believe in peace it is possible. If it is possible it is a duty.”

Ifs Believe Duty If You Believe

Author:Pope Paul VI

“Each state of life has its special duties; by their accomplishments one may find happiness.”

May States Special Duty Accomplishment Finding Happiness

Author:Nicholas of Flue

“Interdependence must be transformed into solidarity based upon the principle that the goods of creation are meant for all. That which human industry produces through the processing of raw materials with the contribution of work must serve equally for the good of all.”

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Book:The Encyclicals of John Paul II

Source: The Encyclicals of John Paul II

“Faith is the union of God and the soul.”

Soul Unions

Author:John of the Cross

“The Blessed Sacrament is the first and supreme object of our worship. We must preserve in the depths of our hearts a constant and uninterrupted profound adoration of this precious pledge of Divine Love.”

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Author:Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

“I should willingly give every drop of my blood to please Him and to prevent sinners offending Him. I shall be satisfied only when I am a victim to make reparation for my innumerable sins and for the sins of all the world.”

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Author:Gemma Galgani

“If I can succeed in saving only a single soul I can be sure that my own will be saved.”

Ifs I Can Soul My Own Succeed Saved Saving

Author:Dominic Savio

“The priest is not and must not be a civil servant of the Church. Above all the priest is a man who lives for the spirit for God. This being the case the Seminary is the place where he learns 'to be with Him.'”

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Author:Pope John Paul II

“There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)

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