Only repentance can save us from spiritual death and lead us to eternal life, and only repentance lets us have a foretaste of this divine life here and now.

Prayer means talking over with Jesus everything that happens from morning until night.

In the darkest of nights cling to the assurance that God loves you, that He always has advice for you, a path that you can tread and a solution to your problem.

Everything God does is love -even when we do not understand Him.

Prayer means lovingly contemplating the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, allowing our hearts to be enkindled to praise and adore the love and omnipotence of the most blessed Trinity.

Prayer means rushing to the Father as His child. It means asking and receiving, loving and thanking Him.

It takes spiritual authority to bless others. Many Christians say, "God bless you," but one clearly senses that although the words express a kind wish, they lack real spiritual authority.

God never disappoints anyone who places his trust in Him.

Only good things come from God's hands. He never gives you more than you can bear. Every burden prepares you for eternity.

Only if divine love burns in your heart can you awaken in a state of readiness, shaking off the paralyzing sleep that will overcome all humanity, believers and nonbelievers alike.

The angels of God are bright and shining beings, emanating light and mirroring the glory of God.

Those who pray for your downfall are concentrating negative thoughts towards you, without taking cognisance of the slippery ground in which they are standing, which could lead to their downfall.

When there is no attachment-abhorrence

You know what scares me? You think I’m a monster.

My heart's broken, ' he thought. 'If I feel this way my heart must be broken.

What is courage without risk... It wouldn’t really be courage, would it?

Give diligent heed to the things that are spoken from the Word of God.

I think culture's always been violent, and it is something we find very entertaining. Not only does it reflect our social reality, but it also reflects our psychic reality.

In the manger God loves you; through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet.

You can't be more alive than you are—but you can awaken to what living is.

I just wanted it to be me.