There be dragons
“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed”
– G. K. Chesterton
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed”
– G. K. Chesterton
The origin of our trouble is, that we love ourselves with a blind passion that amounts to idolatry – Francois Fenelon
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, so let’s hear from Luther concerning the Blessed Virgin…
When you feel life out of focus always return to basic of life
– Mr. Miyagi, Karate Kid II
Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! – Aragorn, Return of the King
“Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Unforgiveness enslaves the human spirit. Unforgiveness is the thief from our past that robs us of our future.”
– The Seven Levels of Intimacy, Matthew Kelly
“Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real”
– Thomas Merton