There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.
There never can have been, and never can be, and there never shall be any sin without pride.
No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.
Indifferent acts are judged by their ends sins are judged by themselves.
His knowledge is not like ours, which has three tenses; present, past, and future. God's knowledge has no change or variation.
Your persistent longing is your persistent voice. But when love grows cold, the heart grows silent. Burning love is the outcry of the heart! If you are filled with longing all the time, you will keep crying out, and if your love perseveres, your cry will be heard without fail.