My life is such a contradiction. My soul yearns for holiness and then runs from the mortification necessary to attain it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes attain contradiction holiness
Saints are ordinary people who do what they do for the love of Jesus, say what they must say without fear, love their neighbor even when they are cursed by him, and live without regret over yesterday or fear of tomorrow. Mother Angelica cursefearjesus share on social
Family life is the backbone of mankind, and that life is dependent upon mutual giving, sharing, and receiving from each other. It entails the proper use of each other's successes and failures for mutual up-building. Mother Angelica backbonebuilddependent share on social
When our neighbor's personality possesses harsh qualities, we show our love by not voluntarily provoking those qualities in any way. Past experience shows us what upsets a person, so in their presence we are careful not to do or say those things that cause anger. We are self-effacing. Mother Angelica angercarefulefface share on social
Everything about me is a contradiction, and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There's a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don't reconcile the poles. You just recognize them. Orson Welles aesthetecontradictionlive share on social
Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man. Oswald Chambers chiefendhappiness Change image and share on social
I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience. Thurston Moore attainbackbalance Change image and share on social