You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of before; yet, if you have not developed in the soul of the pupil strong habits of virtue which will sustain her in the struggle of life, you have not educated her, but only put in her hand a powerful instrument of self-destruction.

My prayers are just an outpouring of gratitude for the assurance of that most completely desired Will of God, which will seem all the more desirable in all that is ahead.

Jesus went before us on the narrow path along which He beckons us to follow Him.

If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business.

Lord, I lean on You alone for strength. Give me your arm to support me, your shoulders to carry me, your breast on which to lay my head, your Cross to uphold me, your Eucharist to nourish me. On you Lord, I shall sleep and rest in peace.

All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me.

Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live.