“With his marine clocks, John Harrison tested the waters of space-time. He succeeded, against all odds, in using the fourth—temporal—dimension to link points on the three-dimensional globe. He wrested the world’s whereabouts from the stars, and locked the secret in a pocket watch.”
― Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
― Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
“The original purpose of the rosary, as revealed to St. Dominic by Our Lady, was to combat heresy (false teachings).”
― How to Pray the Rosary
― How to Pray the Rosary
“When we say the rosary — we are saying to God, the Trinity, to the Incarnate Savior, to the Blessed Mother: “I love you, I love you, I love you.”
― How to Pray the Rosary
― How to Pray the Rosary
“God, who is Light itself, lives in a pure and humble heart, and all sufferings and adversities serve but to reveal the soul’s holiness.”
― Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
― Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul
“The forces of darkness in the world today threaten the very foundations of human civilization, but they are no match for the power of the rosary.”
― How to Pray the Rosary
― How to Pray the Rosary
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