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" God is a spirit and converses with us in a quiet atmosphere because our minds are not capable of listening to his voice when they are filled with noise and confusion. "

Mother Angelica

Quiet

God

Listening

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People

" People live, work, walk, play, shop, study, and eat with other people. There are few desert dwellers who live alone without depending in some way on people. "

" St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn. "

" God's word is always effective and produces whatever it expresses. My words, on the contrary, cannot create anything; I can only change what already is into something else. "

" The heart of Jesus is compassionate and understanding. It has felt the sting of ingratitude, and when my heart suffers from that same offense, I can turn to him, and he understands my feelings. "

" A family spirit is not always synonymous with family life. Bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh makes for brothers, sisters and relatives, who may be as distant as strangers in a foreign land. "

" Any form of over-indulgence creates within the body warning signs of destruction. "

" When we begin to build walls of prejudice, hatred, pride, and self-indulgence around ourselves, we are more surely imprisoned than any prisoner behind concrete walls and iron bars. "

" The proud intellectual seeks knowledge about God, but he never knows God, because he cannot accept the mysteries that he is unable to fully comprehend. "

" Our memories are our own, and we cannot blame anything or anyone in the past for any pain dwelling there. If we open the door to them or keep hashing over past incidents in our minds, we have only ourselves to blame. "

" Every Christian who strives for holiness of life experiences dryness of soul. It is to most people a heart-rending experience. It is a paradox, for the soul becomes confused when it realizes the harder it strives the further away Jesus seems to be. "

" Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God's love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose. "

" Every retarded, deformed, crippled, handicapped, or senile person, who has been baptized, is a powerhouse for good in a wicked world by reason of the grace of God that dwells in his soul. "

" Holiness of life is not the privilege of a chosen few - it is the obligation, the call, and the will of God for every Christian. "

" God has always worked wonders through his prophets to increase the faith of His chosen people or to correct their disobedience. "

" The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation. "

" God knows Himself and every created thing perfectly. Not a blade of grass or the tiniest insect escapes His eye. "

" My life is such a contradiction. My soul yearns for holiness and then runs from the mortification necessary to attain it. "

" When our weaknesses affect health and friendship, we are very much aware of their existence. "

" To God, all things are present; there is no past or future - it is all now. "

" We must look at the personality of Jesus and see him under various circumstances - circumstances not unlike our own - and then praise him by imitating him to the best of our ability. "

" Jesus feels my sorrow greater than I, for his love is infinite, and he suffers in an infinite way. "

" No creature, not even the most exalted angel, can understand God or have perfect knowledge of Him. "

" There are many who are not guilty of doing anything wrong but very guilty of sins of omission - the things they neglect to do - the good things - the kind, thoughtful words, compassionate thoughts and hopeful attitudes they might have had towards their neighbor. "

" Jesus showed me what it means to be holy - he did his father's will no matter how difficult it was to accomplish. "

Mother Angelica

Will

Father

" I cannot bring Christ to my neighbor and to the world if I have not first given him to my family. "

" I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature. "

" Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity. "

" Love fills and empties simultaneously. It makes us reach out to God, ready to be pruned, recklessly desiring whatever the cost. It soothes the aching heart and then makes it thirst for more. "