QUOTES OF THE DAY

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have relighted the flame within us.”

Albert Schweitzer

“Man has places in his heart which do not yet exist, and into them enters suffering, in order that they may have existence.”

Léon Bloy

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Those among the rich who are not, in the rigorous sense, damned, can understand poverty, because they are poor themselves after a fashion; but they cannot understand destitution. Capable of giving alms, perhaps, but incapable of stripping their own souls bare, they may be moved to the sound of beautiful music, to Jesus’s sufferings, but His Cross, the reality of His Cross, will horrify them.”

Léon Bloy

“Woe to you, learned scribes and the elite— hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which appear beautiful, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all corruption. You outwardly look righteous, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”

Matthew 23:27-28

“My name is legion, for we are many.”

Mark 5:6

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QUOTES OF THE DAY

“The crash was caused by greed, not social policy. The problem was that banks were using derivative tricks to successfully disguise toxic subprime loans as good investments. All that housing credit was available because it was profitable for banks to offer it, not because they were forced by Fannie/Freddie or anyone else to lend it.”

Matt Taibbi

“Those among the fortunate rich who are not, in the rigorous sense, damned, can understand the neediness of poverty, because they are needy themselves, after a fashion; but they cannot understand true impoverishment.

Capable of giving alms, perhaps, but incapable of stripping themselves bare, they will be moved to the sound of beautiful music, at Jesus’s sufferings— but His Cross, the reality of the self-denial of His Cross, will horrify them. For they want it all out of gold, bathed in light, costly and of little weight; pleasant to see, and hanging from a beautiful woman’s throat.”

Léon Bloy


QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Those among the rich who are not, in the rigorous sense, damned, can understand poverty, because they are poor themselves, after a fashion; they cannot understand destitution. Capable of giving alms, perhaps, but incapable of stripping themselves bare, they will be moved, to the sound of beautiful music, at Jesus’s sufferings, but His Cross, the reality of His Cross, will horrify them. They want it all out of gold, bathed in light, costly and of little weight; pleasant to see.”

Léon Bloy


QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Those among the rich who are not, in the rigorous sense, damned, can understand poverty, are capable of giving alms, perhaps, but are incapable of stripping their souls bare. They may be moved, accompanied by the sound of beautiful music, at Jesus’s sufferings, but His Cross, the reality of His Cross, will horrify them. They want it made all out of gold, bathed in light, costly and of little weight; pleasant to see, hanging from a beautiful woman’s throat.”

Léon Bloy