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“Asceticism is not merely a matter of renouncing television, cigarettes, and gin. Before we can begin to be ascetics, we first have to learn to see life as if it were something more than a hypnotizing telecast. And we must be able to taste something besides tobacco and alcohol: we must perhaps even be able to taste these luxuries themselves as if they too were good.” p. 33
— Feb 12, 2025 09:07AM
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Nathan Schiro
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“Conscience is the indication of hidden things, of imperceptible acts and tendencies that are much more important than itself. It is the mirror of a [one’s] depths. The reality of a person is a deep and hidden thing, buried not only in the invisible recesses of [one’s] own metaphysical secrecy but in the secrecy of God Himself.” pp. 30-31
— Feb 07, 2025 08:24AM
Nathan Schiro
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“I do not find in myself the power to be happy merely by doing what I like. On the contrary, if I do nothing except what pleases my own fancy I will be miserable almost all the time. This would never be so if my will had not been created to use its own freedom in the love of others.” p. 25
— Feb 06, 2025 08:10PM
Nathan Schiro
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“Only the man who has had to face despair is really convinced that he needs mercy. Those who do not want mercy never seek it. It is better to find God on the threshold of despair than to risk our lives in a complacency that has never felt the need of forgiveness. A life that is without problems may literally be more hopeless than one that always verges on despair.” p. 21
— Jan 31, 2025 07:04AM
Nathan Schiro
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“The Lord of all justice is jealous of His prerogative as the Father of mercy, and the supreme expression of His justice is to forgive those whom no one else would ever have forgiven.”
— Jan 31, 2025 06:55AM
Nathan Schiro
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“To place your trust in visible things is to live in despair. And yet, if I hope in God, I must also make a confident use of the natural aids which, with grace, enable me to come to Him.” p. 16
— Jan 30, 2025 01:27PM
