“If God causes you to suffer much it is a sign that He has great designs for you and that He certainly intends to make you a saint. And if you wish to become a great saint, entreat Him yourself to give you much opportunity for suffering; for there is no wood better to kindle the fire of holy love than the wood of the cross, which Christ used for His own great sacrifice of boundless charity.” IfsGivingInspirationUsedSufferingFaithOpportunityWishCausesChristFireSacrificeDesignHolyCrossesCharitySaintWoodsChristian InspirationalBoundlessKindlesGreat DesignGreat Sacrifice Author:Ignatius of Loyola
“The Blessed Eucharist is the perfect Sacrament of the Lord's Passion, since It contains Christ Himself and his Passion.” InspirationFaithPassionChristPerfectLordCatholicBlessedSacramentsEucharistCatholic SaintEucharistic Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Christ is known only by them that receive Him into their love, their faith, their deep want; known only as He is enshrined within, felt as a Divine force, breathed in the inspirations of the secret life.” WantInspirationForceFeltChristSecretKnownDivineSecret Life Author:Horace Bushnell
“The most destructive criticism has not been able to dethrone Christ as the incarnation of perfect holiness. The waves of a tossing and restless sea of unbelief break at His feet, and He stands still the supreme model, the inspiration of great souls, the rest of the weary, the fragrance of all Christendom, the one divine flower in the garden of God.” StillsSoulInspirationAbleChristPerfectBreakSeaFeetDivineFlowerModelsGardenCriticismWaveSupremeHolinessDestructiveWearyRestlessFragranceIncarnationUnbeliefChristendomGreat SoulsDestructive Criticism Book:Christianity's Challenge and Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration Source: Christianity's Challenge and Some Phases of Christianity Submitted for Candid Consideration
“When a founder has cast a bell he does not presently fix it in the steeple, but tries it with his hammer, and beats it on every side to see if there be any flaw in it. So Christ doth not presently after he hath converted a man, convey him to heaven; but suffers him first to be beaten upon by many temptations and then exalts him to his crown.” IfsMenTryingFirstsDoeInspirationMotivationSufferingHeavenSidesChristBeatsCastsTemptationFlawsBellsCrownsFoundersBeatenHammersSteeples Author:Richard Cecil