Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin.

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Judge yourself; if you do that you will not be judged by God, as St....

Judge yourself; if you do that you will not be judged by God, as St....

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils,...

Never believe that true prayer consists in mere babbling, reciting so many psalms and vigils,...

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

Let God and all his creation teach you what your sins are.

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your...

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your...

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial...

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial...

The gracious, eternal God permits the spirit to green and bloom and to bring forth...

The gracious, eternal God permits the spirit to green and bloom and to bring forth...

You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that...

You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything...

If we really want to achieve true prayer, we must turn our backs upon everything...

In the most intimate, hidden and innermost ground of the soul, God is always essentially,...

In the most intimate, hidden and innermost ground of the soul, God is always essentially,...

Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may...

Your meditations may be as profound, as exalted, as devout as you like; you may...

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He...

Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He...

Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts,...

Commemoration of Katherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century If ye keep watch over your hearts,...

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

Give yourself entirely to God, enter and hide in the hidden ground of your soul.

If you fall seventy times a day, rise seventy times and return to God so...

If you fall seventy times a day, rise seventy times and return to God so...

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us.

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

Rid yourself of anything that is not directed toward God.

God in His wisdom has decided that He will reward no works but His own.

God in His wisdom has decided that He will reward no works but His own.