23 July 2013
Saint Augustine
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
We need saints...
"We need saints without cassocks, without veils. We need saints with
jeans and tennis shoes. We need saints that go to the movies, that
listen to music, that hang out with friends.
We need saints
who put God in first place, ahead of succeeding in any career. We need
saints who look for time to pray every day and who know how to be in
love with purity, chastity, and all good things. We need saints, Saints
of the 21st century with a spirituality appropriate to our new time.
We need saints that have a commitment to helping the poor and to make
the needed social change. We need saints to live in the world, to
sanctify the world and to not be afraid of living in the world by their
presence in it.
We need saints that drink Coca-Cola, that eat
hot dogs, that surf the internet and that listen to their iPods. We need
saints that love the Eucharist, that are not afraid or embarrassed to
eat a pizza or drink a beer with their friends.
We need saints
who love the movies, dance, sports, theater. We need saints that are
open, sociable, normal, happy companions. We need saints who are in this
world and who know how to enjoy the best in this world without being
callous or mundane. We need saints.
–Pope Francis, World Youth Day 2013, Rio
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To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts...
“‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end,
according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a
little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that
is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To
make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to
contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems,
our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this
and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.” - Roger Ebert
03 April 2013
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