Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.

All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.

What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?

Be kind to all and severe to thyself.

May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.

Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.