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The pity of life....

Permalink 05/15/12 19:06, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: happy, joy, life, mentor, paradox, powerless, prodigal son, sad, sobriety, spiritual fitness, suffer
Really, the pity of life is not what men do; it is what they miss - the joy of the prodigal son. -Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (found in the book "Guide to Contentment;" p. 112) one of my sisters texted me after receiving todays quote (via text) that i… more »

 
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Longing and living....

Permalink 05/13/12 16:06, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: appetite, effort, living, longing, paradox
Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living. -Jim Elliot (in only 6 days, i can't remember where i came across this originally!  but, it can be found online at:  http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2125255.Jim_Elliot) to me, this is a great… more »

 
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Put up with others faults?

Permalink 04/23/12 20:34, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: arrogant, bitter, conceited, faults, forgiving, grace, gratitude, happy, loving, paradox, proud, suffering
Put up willingly with the faults of others if you wish others to put up with yours. -St. John Bosco especially love this quote when talking about MY faults, but not so much when i have to put up w/ YOUR faults ;) i've been using a book as my daily me… more »

 
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Nothing....

Permalink 09/20/11 06:01, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: ash wednesday, freer, genesis 3:19, humbling, lent, nothing, paradox, prodigal, st. john chrysostom
We brought nothing into this world, and we shall surely take nothing from it. -St. John Chrysostom (in a sermon, late 3rd or early 4th century); can be found at: http://www.universalis.com/20110913/readings.htm; also see 1 Timothy 6:7 (online at http://… more »

 
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Live for others?

Permalink 08/28/11 21:01, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: albert einstein, giussani, help, others, paradox, proverbs, romans
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. -Albert Einstein; found online at http://www.mylifevantage.com/michaelandlisafields/truetv.aspx?page=6&sort=0 (click on Dr. Joe McCord's quote for a 1 minute music video with several awesome quotes)… more »

 
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Paradox of good from suffering....

Permalink 08/16/11 21:43, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: friends, graces, growth, matthew, mentor, paradox, prosperity, st. alphonsus liguori, suffering, thanksgiving, travis, tribulations
In tribulations God enriches his beloved souls with the greatest graces... - ...a single "blessed be God," in adversity, is worth more than a thousand acts of thanksgiving in prosperity. - St. Alphonsus Liguori; Magnificat magazine; August, 2011; pp. 31… more »

 
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Suffering can be.... good?

Permalink 07/09/11 23:52, by michael, Categories: Quotes with Meditations , Tags: chasten, children, father, humanity, painful, paradox, reprove, revelation, sobbing, suffering, world cup
We are children of G-d; G-d is our Father.  A father can love his children and allow them to suffer.  In his letter to the Laodiceans, Jesus says, "Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten" (Revelation 3:19). - Fr. Richard Veras, Wisdom for Everyday Lif… more »

 
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