Many / One
A database of 11,000+ illuminated guiding quotations in 40 categories from 600+ inspired books by our most brilliant and influential authors.
Compiled by JoAnn Kite
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“Even a weak or half-hearted faith is enough of an opening for God’s grace to work effectively in our lives.”
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“God is the one in whom ‘we live and move and have our being’ (Acts 17:28). Without God’s sustaining presence, we cannot even breathe or think, let alone accomplish anything.”
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“Free choice constitutes the essence of our being made in the image of God.”
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"God is the one in whom 'we live and move and have our being' (Acts 17:28). Without God's sustaining presence, we cannot even breathe or think, let alone accomplish anything."
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“Free choice is what constitutes fundamental human freedom.”
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“God creates us with the gift of free choice.”
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"We become united with the divine will by our own voluntary consent." Bernard of Clairvaux, 'Divine Grace and Free Choice'
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"In the first work He gave me myself; in His second work He gave me Himself; when he gave me Himself, he gave me back myself." Bernard of Clarvaux, 'Five Books on Consideration', 5.15
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“As St. Gregory the Great put it: love itself is knowledge.”
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“To live rightly in any community, we have to let go of the idea that our will is always supreme. We need to be attentive to the needs and insights of others, and be willing at times to sacrifice our personal preferences for the sake of the common good.”
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"We were created with free will and willing freedom, a creature noble in God's eyes….we are raised up to glory, a perfect creature in the Spirit." Bernard of Clarivaux, 'Divine Grace and Free Choice'
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"Why should I not tirelessly concentrate on searching into the mystery of His glorious will, which I know I must obey in all thinsg?....We are transformed when we are conformed." Bernard of Clairvaux, 'Sermon on the Song of Songs', 62.5
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