Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
St. Catherine of SienaCharity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God.
St. Catherine of SienaIn your nature, eternal Godhead, I shall come to know my nature. And what is my nature? It is fire, because you are nothing but a fire of love. And you have given humankind a share in this nature, for by the fire of love you created us.
St. Catherine of Siena