“Augustine says (Music. ii, 15): ‘I pray thee, spare thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.’ Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists in playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse toContinue reading “St. Thomas Aquinas on Eutrapelia”
Category Archives: Virtue
Johannes Tauler – An Excerpt on Suffering
“The gospel tells us that the Lord went in search of the lost sheep. How are we to understand this search? It is thus: God seeks and searches for a humble, gentle and poor-minded soul, one that is detached from earthly things and rests indifferent — though that does not mean a sluggard who sitsContinue reading “Johannes Tauler – An Excerpt on Suffering”
Quotes from St. Francis de Sales and Other Saints
“Strive to preserve your heart in peace, and let no event of this world disturb it.” – St. Francis de Sales “Don’t lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” – St. Francis de Sales “Adversity it the touchstone of the soul, because it makes manifest the degree ofContinue reading “Quotes from St. Francis de Sales and Other Saints”
Under Mary's Mantle 