The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day
Without the burden of afflictions, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases
Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife
In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses