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Friday, Jun 28, 2019“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success, nor on sciences that cloud the intellect. Neither does it depend on arms and human industries, but on Jesus alone.”
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-American religious sister, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
(1850 - 1917)
Thursday, Jun 27, 2019“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.”
H.L. Mencken
American journalist, essayist and author.
(1880 - 1956)
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2019“Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to Him. That is all the doing you have to worry about.”
St Jane Frances de Chantal
French nun & Foundress of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary.
(1572 - 1641)
Monday, Jun 24, 2019“At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.”
Barbara Bush
Former First Lady of the United States.
(1925 - 2018)
Friday, Jun 21, 2019“...joy is the appropriate attitude with which to help others because acts of generosity are a source of blessing to the giver as well as the receiver.”
St. John Chrysostom
Bishop & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(349 AD - 407 AD)
Thursday, Jun 20, 2019“I have observed over the years that the unanticipated consequences of social action are always more important, and usually less agreeable, than the intended consequences.”
Irving Kristol
American journalist & Medal of Freedom recipient.
(1920 - 2009)
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2019“Socialism is theft as a form of state maxim. ”
Lars Johan Hierta
Swedish newspaper publisher, social critic and politician.
(1801 - 1872)
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2019“Man should always firmly believe that God sends just that trial which is most beneficial for him. ”
Saint Gertrude the Great
German Benedictine nun, mystic and theologian.
(1256 - 1302)
Monday, Jun 17, 2019“The trick is growing up without growing old. ”
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
American Baseball Hall of Fame player and manager.
(1890 - 1975)
Friday, Jun 14, 2019“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society. ”
Billy Graham
American evangelist and Christian leader.
(1918 - 2018)
Thursday, Jun 13, 2019“No one heals himself by wounding another. ”
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Bishop and one of the four original Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(340 AD - 397 AD)
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2019“"Trials, tests and battles are meant to strengthen us, not weaken us."”
St. Cyprian
Bishop of Carthage, early Christian writer & Martyr.
(200 AD - 258AD)
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2019“Democracy and socialism cannot go together. You can't have it both ways... socialism is a new form of slavery.”
Alexis de Tocqueville
French diplomat, political scientist and historian.
(1805 - 1859)
Monday, Jun 10, 2019“Who sows virtue reaps honor.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Renaissance polymath, inventor, painter, sculptor and writer.
(1452 - 1519)
Friday, Jun 07, 2019“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”
Jim Valvano
Coach of the "against all odds" underdog winner of the 1983 NCAA Basketball Tournament (NC State University).
(1946 - 1993)
Thursday, Jun 06, 2019“Love for one's people is as natural as love for one's family. No one can be faulted for this love, only respected. After all, no matter how much the modern world whirls and jerks about, we still aim to keep intact our family, and we hold it in special regard, suffused with sympathy. A nation is a family, too, except an order of magnitude higher in numbers. It is bound by unique internal ties: a common language, a common cultural tradition, a shared historical memory, and a shared set of problems to resolve in the future.”
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian novelist, historian and short story writer.
(1918 - 2008)
Wednesday, Jun 05, 2019“"The food of real love is sacrifice." ”
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1873 - 1897)
Tuesday, Jun 04, 2019“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.”
William Hazlitt
English essayist, social commentator and philosopher.
(1778 - 1830)
Monday, Jun 03, 2019“"Where there is no love, put love - and you will find love."”
St. John of the Cross
Spanish mystic, poet & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1542 - 1591)
