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Thought for the Day 10 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

The Catholic saints alone confess sin, because the Catholic saints alone see God.
From the sermon ‘The Religion of the Pharisee, the Religion of Mankind’ (1856) Click here for the full text (leaves site)

Thought for the Day 9 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Little children, let us love one another. Let us be meek and gentle; let us think before we speak … let us do good, not hoping for a return, and avoiding all display before [...]

Thought for the Day 8 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Monday, March 8th, 2010

The more a person tries to obey his conscience, the more he gets alarmed at himself, for obeying it so imperfectly. His sense of duty will become more keen, and his perception of transgression more delicate, and he will understand more and more how many things he has to be forgiven.
From the sermon ‘Dispositions for [...]

Thought for the Day 7 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Sunday, March 7th, 2010

The immortality of truth, its oneness, the impossibility of falsehood coalescing with it, what truth is, what it should lead one to do in particular cases, how it lies in the details [...]

Thought for the Day 6 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Saturday, March 6th, 2010

What an overwhelming horror it must have been for the Blessed Mary to witness the Passion and the Crucifixion of her Son!
From Meditations and Devotions (1893) Click here for the full text (leaves site)

Thought for the Day 5 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Friday, March 5th, 2010

What is meditating on Christ? it is simply this, thinking habitually and constantly of Him and of His deeds and sufferings. It is to have Him before our minds as One whom we may contemplate, worship, and [...]

Thought for the Day 4 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Thursday, March 4th, 2010

You either accept Christianity, or you do not: if you do, do not garble and patch it; if you do not, suffer others to submit to it ungarbled.
From ‘An Internal Argument for Christianity’ (1866) [...]

Thought for the Day 3 March 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

To live by faith is my necessity, from my present state of being and from my sin; but Thou hast pronounced a blessing on it. Thou hast said that I am more blessed if I believe on Thee, [...]

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