“The undivided heart is a good thing, as long as you love somebody. In fact, a divided heart that loves someone is better than an undivided heart that loves nobody -- the latter would actually be undivided egoism. It would mean having one's heart full, but with the most corrupting thing there is: oneself. Of this type of virgin and celibate, unfortunately none too rare, Charles Peguy has rightly said: "Because they do not belong to someone else, they think they belong to God. Because they love no one else, they think that they love God.”
― Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven
― Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven
“One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit.”
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“You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.”
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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
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“If Jesus were to ask me, as He did that poor demoniac in the Gospel: "What is your name?" I too would have to reply: "My name is legion, for there are many of us" (Mk 5:9). There are as many of us as there are desires, plans and regrets which we harbor, each one different from and contrary to others which pull us in opposite directions. They literally dis-tract us, drag us apart.”
― Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven
― Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven
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