“Our love of God is always opposed by our self-love, our love of one another by the miserable pride and pretension which creates jealousy, rash judgment and the pitiful dislikes and impatience which so often trouble us and wound charity.” (CW 3a:259)...
If you give only very little to the poor out of helplessness, you give a great deal to God out of love since you offer God your own comfort, your heavy labors and your life (VII:380).
“While we dilly-dally with our plans, God raises up others to do what he had first asked of us.” (CCD 2:350) – St. Vincent de Paul – Sometimes, Lord, I am so prone to procrastinate, especially over unpleasant issues. Give me the courage to act...
