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Walter Hilton: Love of God


God, the Father watches us all everywhere.

 

I desire the love of God not because I am worthy, but because I am unworthy. ~ Walter Hilton

 

William Gurnall: Withdrawing God


Smith-Volterra set. Fractal built by withdrawi...

Smith-Volterra set. Fractal built by withdrawing the middle 1/4 at each iteration. Nowhere dense but has a Lebesgue mesure of ½. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

“The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God. ”
William Gurnall

 

Pope John Paul II: Polish sin


Corsa Italia, Sorrento - Pope John Paul II - s...

Corsa Italia, Sorrento – Pope John Paul II – statue (Photo credit: ell brown)

I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.
Pope John Paul II

 

St. Augustine: Humility


St Augustine of Hippo

St Augustine of Hippo (Photo credit: Lawrence OP)

 

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

St. Augustine

 

Pope Benedict XVI: Christianity


English: Pope Benedict XVI during general audition

English: Pope Benedict XVI during general audition (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

“Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional — rather than as an encounter with Christ — which explains why they don’t see it as a source of joy.”
-Pope Benedict XVI, May 2004

 

Austin Farrer: Divine love


English: Icon of Jesus Christ

English: Icon of Jesus Christ (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Christ does not save us by acting a parable of divine love; he acts the parable of divine love by saving us. That is the Christian faith. ”

 

 

C. S. Lewis: Christianity


C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. ”
C. S. Lewis

 

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