The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness

Discouragement is not from God.

Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.

God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.

To withdraw from creatures and repose with Jesus in the Tabernacle is my delight; there I can hide myself and seek rest. There I find a life which I cannot describe, a joy which I cannot make others comprehend, a peace such as is found only under the hospitable roof of our best Friend.