Thursday, Aug 30, 2018“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls...”
Servant of God Father Emil Kapaun
American Army Captain, Medal of Honor recipient and priest.
(1916 - 1951)
Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018“Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.”
William F. Buckley Jr.
American author and commentator.
(1925 - 2008)
Tuesday, Aug 28, 2018“I thank God that I have lived to see my country independent and free. She may long enjoy her independence and freedom if she will. It depends on her virtue.”
Samuel Adams
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
(1722 - 1803)
Monday, Aug 27, 2018“Times are never so bad that a good man can't live in them.”
St. Thomas Moore
English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and martyr.
(1478 - 1535)
Friday, Aug 24, 2018“Tell the truth the first time and you don't have to remember what you said.”
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr.
47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
(1912 - 1994)
Friday, Aug 24, 2018“Perhaps the greatest sin in the world today is that men have begun to lose the sense of sin.”
Servant of God Pope Pius XII
Priest, Bishop, Cardinal & Servant of the Servants of God.
(1876 - 1958)
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018“Faith must be more than an intellectual acceptance of God's revelations. It must touch my daily life and affect my life with my neighbor.”
Mother Angelica
Cloistered Franciscan nun and Founder of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).
(1923 - 2016)
Tuesday, Aug 21, 2018“Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself.”
Jeremy Taylor
Church of England cleric and author.
(1613 - 1667)
Monday, Aug 20, 2018“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American philosopher and poet.
(1803 - 1882)
Friday, Aug 17, 2018“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.”
George Washington
1st President of the United States.
(1732 - 1799)
Thursday, Aug 16, 2018“Beauty on the outside never gets into the soul, but beauty of the soul reflects itself on the face.”
Venerable Fulton John Sheen
Emmy Award winning American Catholic bishop known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio.
(1895 - 1979)
Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
Saint Teresa of Calcutta (aka Mother Teresa)
Foundress of the Missionaries of Charity.
(1910 - 1997)
Tuesday, Aug 14, 2018“It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.”
James Michael Curley
Former Mayor of Boston.
(1874 - 1958)
Monday, Aug 13, 2018“Children learn to smile from their parents.”
Shinichi Suzuki
Japanese musician, philosopher and educator.
(1898 - 1998)
Friday, Aug 10, 2018“Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All thing pass; God never changes. Patience attains all that it strives for. He who has God finds he lacks nothing: God alone suffices.”
St. Teresa of Avila
Spanish Mystic, Carmelite Nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1515 - 1582)
Thursday, Aug 09, 2018“The richest inheritance any child can have is a stable, loving, disciplined family life.”
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S. Senator, sociologist and diplomat.
(1927 - 2003)
Tuesday, Aug 07, 2018“Youth is quick in feeling but weak in judgement.”
Homer
Ancient legendary Greek author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
(circa 800 BC)
Monday, Aug 06, 2018“It is useful to remember that history is to the nation as memory is to the individual. As a person deprived of memory becomes disorientated and lost, not knowing where they have been or where they are going, so a nation denied a conception of the past will be disabled in dealing with its present and its future.”
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
American historian and social critic.
(1917 - 2007)
Friday, Aug 03, 2018“You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.”
Barbara Bush
Former First Lady of the United States.
(1925 - 2018)
Thursday, Aug 02, 2018“There is nothing that making men rich and strong but that which they carry inside of them. True wealth is of the heart, not of the hand.”
John Milton
English author and poet.
(1608 - 1674)
Wednesday, Aug 01, 2018“Nothing can stop anyone who has a love and passion about their work.”
Jerry Lewis
Comedian, actor, producer and humanitarian.
(1926 - 2017)