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“Essentially a soldier, the Christian is always on the lookout. He has sharper ears and hears an undertone that others miss; his eyes see things in a particularly candid light, and he senses something to which others are insensible, the streaming of a vital current through all things. He is never submerged in life, but keeps his head and shoulders clear of it and his eyes free to look upward. Consequently he has a deeper sense of responsibility than others. When this awareness and watchfulness disappear, Christian life loses its edge; it becomes dull and ponderous.”
― Fr. Romano Guardini

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“hope for the best, prepare for the worst”
― Chris Bradford, The Ring of Earth

“Tomorrow’s victory is today’s practice.”
― Chris Bradford, The Way of the Warrior

“A single tree doesn't make a forest.”
― Chris Bradford, The Ring of Earth

“Forever bound to each another”
― Chris Bradford, The Way of the Dragon

“good friends are hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget.”
― Chris Bradford, The Ring of Sky

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.”
― Jim Roan

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
― Mother Teresa

“The clearest way I can say it is this: in Catholicism you aren’t the point. You aren’t the focus. You aren’t the priority. You being there isn’t what anybody else is thinking about. Decisions are not made based on how you, or any other visitor, will feel or not feel. The Mass is not a service for you. It’s an offering to God.”
― Keith Nester, The Convert's Guide to Roman Catholicism: Your First Year in the Church

“As for me and my wife, our policy has been not to raise or hold our hands during the Our Father, but if some sweet little old lady grabs my hand, I’m not going to leave her hanging.”
― Keith Nester, The Convert's Guide to Roman Catholicism: Your First Year in the Church