The first step to be taken by one who wishes to follow Christ is, according to Our Lord’s own words, that of renouncing himself - that is, his own senses, his own passions, his own will, his own judgement, and all the movements of nature, making to God a sacrifice of all these things, and of all their acts, which are surely sacrifices very acceptable to the Lord. And we must never grow weary of this; for if anyone having, so to speak, one foot already in Heaven, should abandon this exercise, when the time should come for him to put the other there, he would run much risk of being lost.

I've always been pretty ravenous about pop culture, highbrow and lowbrow.

Let us love God my brothers, let us love God. But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow.

It's not enough to do good. It must be done well.

The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them.

Extend your mercy towards others, so that there can be no one in need whom you meet without helping. For what hope is there for us if God should withdraw His Mercy from us?

No matter what others say or do, even if the wicked succeed, do not be troubled: commit everything to God and put your trust in him.