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  • Albert Einstein said, “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because the people are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
  • Unlike inanimate objects, plants, and animals, man is a person endowed with a distinctive spirit. Each of us is uniquely designed and hand made for a purpose in his time and place.
  • Is it wrong, to take the sword from the servant, of a man, whose master is evil?
  • You can be apart and very together; You can be very together and be apart.
  • God’s grace is beyond our judgments, beyond our understanding, beyond our lives, beyond Fundamentalism, beyond Religion. We reach for heaven through our lives. We get to Heaven through His grace.
  • As our knowledge deepens, our wisdom rises. It’s not what we interpret, it’s what we understand. Understanding comes first, then the words ring true. We use the words to point to the deeper understanding.
  • Science is looking for definitive answers in an infinite Universe… good luck with that!!!!
  • In this plane of existence; we all want something, even God. He wants us to love him, that’s why he gave us Free Will, so we could chose to be his children.
  • I believe in the traditional meaning of being a Mystic—a personal communion with the Lord. Our connection to the world, to consciousness, to every aspect of life, is through the Lord.
  • What if the Gnostics are right? What if all we see is an illusion?
  • When a person says, “What can you do?” It’s not a rhetorical statement. It is a call to action.
  • Autocracy is the cornerstone of Socialism.
  • Power and control are the cornerstones of Socialism.
  • Debt is the cornerstone of Socialism.
  • State Capitalism is the cornerstone of Socialism.
  • I must rethink my position. How could I be starving at the banquet?
  • If you are not doing everything you can to prepare for tomorrow; then what are you doing?
  • What is experience? Knowing what you want and how to get it.
  • GOD… is more than religion, more than everything there is, more than everything that there was, more than everything there will ever be, more than everything which will never be.
  • What stands in the way of holiness?… nothing
  • Hello…
  • Righteousness beyond this world… even as our enemies hates us
  • Is what it is Symbolic of… something Symbolic?
  • What would it be like… to see the world not as it is but as we think it is?
  • You Can Only Lose… Everything You Have
  • Change the Way You See Things… And the Things You See Will Change
  • Everything Is… Everything
  • What Is Impossible Is… Everything
  • Your Blessings Serve… Humanity
  • There Is Always A… Bigger Bastard
  • Do You Need Help? … Don’t We All?
  • Let It Go… Let It Flow
  • The Last Is… The Worst
  • Reprisal… Reciprocity
  • GOD vs. … The Scientific Method “The Story Of Snow”
  • Authentic life appears differently in every person through God design of us. He draws out of our unique life history a path for us.
  • The Rosary has become the prayer I say, which prepares me for prayer....I’m like everyone else; I do better when I know my mother is watching.
  • We express the sameness of the virtuous life through our intellect, craftsmanship, and artistic expression. We come to realize what God wants for us.
  • First and foremost one must see in the mind’s eye what the body must do.
  • Do not let the faults of man turn you against GOD.
  • What makes all of us the same is what’s different about each of us. Its true, GOD reveals Himself to us in ways we can understand.
  • The Lord gave us dichotomy, paradox and irony; so that the one thing which makes us all different is the one thing which makes us all the same. We are each unique.
  • The Bible is a timeless message written throughout the ages. GOD reveals Himself in ways we can understand. His message and image is timeless.
  • Theology leads to God… Science leads to God… Love leads to God… Life leads to God
  • Dear Lord, Give me rest, from my thoughts, so I may receive you.
  • It is truly through love that God’s work is accomplished. Imitate Him; love all of life, all that there is.
  • It’s not His mercy and grace which grows, or His love; what deepens are our appreciation, gratitude, comprehension, trust and adoration of Him and for His gifts.
  • For me… it’s the power of prayer… My prayers end with… thank YOU for all YOUR gifts and all YOUR blessings; help me in all things and in all ways; make my life a blessing to everyone … I don’t ask for anything, this
  • We need to bookend our statements by stating the conclusion, the content and then the conclusion. We can begin our statement with a question if we make the question the same as the answer.
  • Do not let the faults of man turn you against GOD.
  • Einstein said, “Evil is the absence of GOD, as darkness is the absence of light.”
  • We can give to others all they can receive, which mirrors us receiving all He has given… so we weave the Divine with the Human.
  • We can only give back to Him what He has given us...
  • God has given us unlimited love; from Him...we can give unlimited love to others.
  • God has given us the creative potential.... In His likeness, us imitating Him.
  • Theology leads to God…
    Science leads to God…
    Love leads to God…
    Life leads to God.
  • No one argues about Beauty; they only argue about what is beautiful. In the same way no one argues about knowing God; they only argue about knowing about God.
  • Eric Clapton once said; I have finally found a way to live in the presence of the Lord, just like I never did before; I know I don’t have much to give but I can open any door.
  • The Lord’s Prayer: Lead me not into temptation OR Lead into righteousness and deliver me from all evil... Isn’t temptation a test...
  • The Bible is a timeless message written throughout the ages. GOD reveals Himself in ways we can understand. His message and image is timeless.
  • The Lord gave us dichotomy, paradox and irony; so that the one thing that makes us all different is the one thing that makes us all the same. We are each unique.
  • In this plane of existence; we are all the same. Each of us has all we have to lose.
  • What makes all of us the same is what’s different about each of us. It’s true, GOD reveals Himself to us in ways we can understand.
  • I am focused and directed, maintaining a high meditative state of mind, happy and healthy in the presence of other people.
  • The real dilemma in America is not the separation of Church from State; rather the separation of State from Church, and State from Capital.
  • I believe life is so precious, it is worth dying for. A jihadist believes life is so meaningless; it is not worth living for.
  • Deceitfulness and manipulation have reached epic portions. Citizens are used for profit, political gain, prestige and power.
  • Slogans are the cornerstone of Socialism.
  • Social Justice is the cornerstone of Socialism.
  • Collective Salvation is the cornerstone of Socialism.
  • The truth is simple; seldom easy.
  • First and foremost one must see in the mind’s eye what the body must do.
  • The Rosary has become the prayer I say, which prepares me for prayer… I’m like everyone else; I do better when I know my mother is watching.
  • Ambition wants to be recognized for what you have done; Love is its own reward; It can stand alone.
  • In business it’s doing the common things uncommonly well. In life it’s doing the little things will great love which raises these little things to greatest.
  • Change the way you see things and the things you see will change. See things as the world sees them and the world will change you.
  • Anything done with Love through your heart supports the Church; its precepts and purpose.
  • The effectiveness in which you get yourself out of the way, gives rise to the effectiveness of the Gospel.
  • I think, I deserve everything I get… on the other hand isn’t it nice to know, I don’t get everything I deserve.
  • The clamor and clatter of the world is not produced by the working of the world, more by the waiting of the world.
  • Christianity does not address the human experience framed in the human condition; Christianity addresses the human condition framed in it’s relationship with God.
  • If we want to enjoy the definitive answers in an infinite universe, we should realize our uniqueness as an expression of this infiniteness.
  • Authentic life appears differently in every person through God design of us. He draws out of our unique life history a path for us.
  • We express the sameness of the virtuous life through our intellect, craftsmanship, and artistic expression. We come to realize what God wants for us.
  • Rather than feel small in the universe, we should realize our place in the infinite space of the universe.
  • The influence Christ has on our lives is from the outside in… because it is lived from the inside out.
  • Neo-Ologyism states that if you mix psychology with biology, astrology and theology, then blend in individualism, expressionism and spiritualism you can think whatever you want and do whatever you please.
  • If you are not achieving the desired results; there is something wrong with the process.
  • When a man realizes that life and liberty are so precious they are worth dying for, at that moment, he will realize what in life is worth living for.
  • Follow your heart; your head will take care of itself.
  • Faith is the Foundation, Love is the Answer, Forgiveness is the Key.
  • Liberty is to be in control of every action we take; every thought we think.
  • To know Christ is to know the Word, this is freedom in our life.
  • The wise man seeks out problems because he needs their gifts.
  • Mercy is the forgiveness of the unforgivable; Grace is the gift we don’t deserve.
  • Faith does not depend on… knowledge
    Faith does not depend on… understanding
  • We are hard-wired… to have rich and rewarding lives
  • Forgiveness… the other option
    Forgiveness… what you can do on your own
  • Society is based on protecting the women and children… no matter what
  • Paradox… all power is from God, even the power of our free will
  • Paradox… free will and the choice to accept His gifts
  • Each of us has the divine power… to love like God
  • Some people just won’t take yes… for an answer
  • Jesus is the new… Israel
  • Good work takes… time; Perfect work takes… forever
  • In life it’s OK to follow… tradition
  • God’s greatest gift… Creation
  • Contemplative meditation leads to… prayerful discernment
  • I pray the Holy Church… strives for Liberty
  • Holy Spirit… give me the words to point to the Truth
  • Lord, may the Holy Spirit guide… my prayer for today
    Lord, may the Holy Spirit guide… my prayers for all times
  • Evangelical Mission… Renewal
  • JESUS can never… turn away from us
  • Purgatory… a way for you to express your Love for others in His image
  • Purgatory… If you are conscious you can do good
  • We humans can… only chose the Greater Good
  • Only Jesus could… Sacrifice
  • We humans cannot sacrifice… we can only give up what may have been
    We humans cannot sacrifice… we can only give up what was given to us
  • In God talk, might is “will be”; In human talk, might is “maybe”
  • In God talk… shall and has and might are “for sure” and “for certain”
    In God talk… shall and has and might is “must” in human talk
  • Prayerful discernment is… contemplative prayer and much more
  • Knowledge is… obedience
  • Mystical and… mystery
  • Sanctification… the divine act by which God claims us as his own
  • Justification has two levels… preparatory and decisive
  • The Word is… True Substance
  • The Key is… everlasting
  • His goodness is beyond… measure
  • Faithfulness strengthens our… Trust
  • He is Truth… everything He said is True
  • Through Mercy… our sin and our guilt is forgiven
  • Through Repentance… the remnant of our sin is washed away
  • An invitation… from God
  • New Covenant… through the Old
  • Trust in the Lord… for ever and ever
  • The divine in… each of us
  • God… to all nations
    God… light
  • So many Old Testament ties… Living waters
  • Timeless… Truths
  • Each sun rising… is just like the first morning
  • Successful people… never give up
  • Seek and Save… Rediscover the past as the path to the future
  • Turn to… Him
  • Christ is the… cure and the healing
  • It’s God’s… plan
  • Wrath… God’s love through our sin
    Grace… God’s love through His mercy
  • Jesus put an end to… Fundamentalism
  • Old to… New
  • Old Testament pardons… New Testament acquits
  • He does not think like man or see like man… He has always been with us
  • As a people we are nothing without the Lord… He chooses us
  • In this world He does… what He must
  • He is all things… to all people
  • In all aspects, in any aspect… no greater authority
  • There is no greater… power
  • We can have… abundant and limitless
  • In the Presence of the Lord… I ask that He lead me
  • Jesus fulfills His mission in this world… and not of this world
  • Age… Remnant
  • Don’t be afraid of evil… fear what you might have to do to confront evil
  • Awesome is bigger… than fear
  • I’m not afraid anymore… I know for sure
  • My greatest joy was once… the fear of God
  • God doesn’t need us to fulfill… His plan
  • God went through the process of turning into Jesus… which led to the process of Jesus turning into God
  • Process to Result… Result into Process
  • Looking through the world… not into it
  • Expect God’s merits to the same level and intensity… with which we give them
  • Perfected… there are many rooms in our Father’s house
  • We know where we are going… We don’t know how God will get us there.
  • God’s grace… hard work never makes you tired
  • Scott Hahn… “I would rather be clean than clever.”
  • The answer is… as long as it takes
    The answer is… nothing
    The question is… what is greater than God?
  • Catholicism teaches… one rich, dense, complex reality
  • The Cross reads… genuine and authentic
  • True evangelization is to… expose whatever is in a person’s heart
  • Whatever is in your heart… All Glory to God
  • Experience it… release it
  • Let it come up… experience it
  • It’s only scary… when you won’t look at it
  • Sin is… anything which comes between us and God
  • Only we can separate ourselves from… God
  • The Lord doesn’t need us… to fulfill his plan
  • I will die with the Word of the Lord… on my lips
  • Pray to the Lord… your will not mine
  • Jesus uses Nature… to illustrate Himself
  • Everything in Jesus’ time will be a… reflection of Him
    Everything in Jesus’ time will be a… reflection of His Judgment
  • I will never forget you… you are written on the palms of my hands
  • God never leave us… He is always the witness
  • Levels of consciousness… His Spirit in the inner self
  • Your imperishable spirit is in all things… the thread of the Divine
  • Repent… implies an action and thoughts after Reconciliation
  • Mercy… or Pardon
  • Acquits or… Pardons
  • Purpose… Plan… Power
  • As a person you can choose to… turn into the light
  • Not Believing is… living is darkness
  • Cure is the process… Healing is the Result
  • Espouse… to take up and support as a cause
  • The Word of the Lord… always points to the Truth
  • Jesus… to fulfill all
  • God… In Three Persons
  • Beyond cause and effect… God
  • It was done… for us