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To See A Priest Making His Meditation Before Mass Does More For An Altar Boy's Vocation Than A Thousand Pieces Of Inspirational Literature.

His Words Even Imply That Philanthropy Has Deeper Depths Than Is Generally Realized. The Great Emotions Of Compassion And Mercy Are Traced To Him; There Is More To Human Deeds Than The Doers Are Aware. He Identified Every Act Of Kindness As An Expression Of Sympathy With Himself. All Kindnesses Are Either Done Explicitly Or Implicitly In His Name, Or They Are Refused Explicitly Or Implicitly In His Name.

The Life Of Each And Every One Of Us Has Been Written. The Crucifix Is My Autobiography. The Blood Is The Ink. The Nails The Pen. The Skin The Parchment. On Every Line Of That Body I Can Trace My Life. In The Crown Of Thorns I Can Read My Pride. In The Hands That Are Dug With Nails, I Can Read Avarice And Greed. In The Flesh Hanging From Him Like Purple Rags, I Can Read My Lust. In Feet That Are Fettered, I Can Find The Times That I Ran Away And Would Not Let Him Follow. Any Sin That You Can Think Of Is Written There.

If You Don't Behave As You Believe, You Will End By Believing As You Behave.

Too Many People Get Credit For Being Good, When They Are Only Being Passive. They Are Too Often Praised For Being Broadminded When They Are So Broadminded They Can Never Make Up Their Minds About Anything.