Idleness is the enemy of the soul.

A single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death.

There is no inconsistency in God's commanding us not to take upon ourselves what belongs to Him alone. For to execute vengeance belongs to none but Him who is Lord of all; for when the powers of the world rightly accomplish this end, God himself does it who appointed them for the purpose.

For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.

Therefore Lord God, you are more truly omnipotent, because you have no power through impotence and nothing can be against you.

But a problem occurs about nothing. For that from which something is made is a cause of the thing made from it; and, necessarily,every cause contributes some assistance to the effect's existence.

It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection.