Quote for Today - July 14, 2013 "If we want the perfect host to take us into his eternal home when we come to knock at his door, he has told us himself what we have to do: we must be ready to open our own door to the earthly guests who come our way." Jean Danielou, The Lord of History, [1958] Comment: Read this quote in the context of today's gospel from Luke 10:25-37 - especially the opening question from the scholar of the law: "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Saturday, July 13, 2013
FEEDING
THE FIRE WITHIN
Quote for Today - July 13, 2013 "To burn always with this hard gem-like flame. To maintain this ecstasy, is success in life." Walter Pater [1839-1894] in The Renaissance [1873], Conclusion
Friday, July 12, 2013
BREAK THE
SELF BUBBLE
Quote for the Day - July 12, 2013 "The entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others." John Andrew Holmes
Thursday, July 11, 2013
PLEASE STAY
Quote for Today - July 11, 2013 "'Stay,' is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary." Louisa May Alcott [1832-1888]
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
HERE COMES THE JUDGE!
Quote for Today - July 10, 2013 "It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others." Antoine de Saint-Exupere [1900-1944] in The Little Prince [1943] Chapter 10 Question: Was Jesus getting at this with his many comments about judging others? For example, Matthew 7:1; Luke 6:37; Luke 12: 14?
Monday, July 8, 2013
TWO FACED
Quote for Today - July 9, 2013 "I detest that one who hides one thing in the depth of his heart and speaks forth another." Homer [c. 700 B.C.] in the Iliad
HYPOCRITE
Quote for Today - July 8, 2013 "A hypocrite is a person who ... but who isn't?" Don Marquis, quoted by Frederick B. Wilcox in A Little Book of Aphorisms
