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19 hours ago · Francis de Sales claimed: “It is actually a defect to be so strict, austere and unsociable that one neither permits oneself nor others any recreation time”. His Introduction to the Devout Life (1609) contains ample evidence of the Gentleman Saint's appreciation of the important role that rest and recreation play in the pursuit of a fully human, God-centered life.
One of his most important sayings declared: “It is a mistake, a heresy, to want to exclude devoutness of life from among soldiers, from shops and offices, from royal courts, from the homes of the married.” Every person is called to holiness.
4 days ago · St. Francis de Sales: “Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit. Without being seen, they are present with you.” St. Josemaría Escrivá: “If you remembered the presence of your angel and the angels of your neighbors, you would avoid many of the foolish things which slip into your ...
2 days ago · Saint Francis de Sales is venerated as the patron saint of writers, journalists, and the Catholic press. He was born in 1567 in France. Here are nine more things to know about the life and legacy of this incredible saint followed by a special prayer he wrote for peace.
2 days ago · Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Memorial “The heart that is taken and pressed with a desire of praising the divine goodness more than it is able, after many endeavours goes oftentimes out of itself, to invite all creatures to help it in its design.”
1 day ago · Teresa of Ávila, OCD ( Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), [a] also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer . Active during the Counter-Reformation, Teresa became the central figure of a movement of spiritual and monastic renewal ...
4 days ago · 12. “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”. — Theodore Roosevelt. 13. “I’m not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”. — Stephen Covey. 14. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.”.
