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Father
Charles Arminjon
“In
truth, if the earth and all it contains must one day disappear by fire, the
goods of this world are no more to be esteemed than wood and straw. What
point is there, then, in making them the object of our desires and cares? Why
seek to build and leave marks of our genius and power where we have no
permanent abode, and where the form of this world will be removed, like a
tent that has no travelers to shelter? It may be said that it will be a
thousand years before this frightening cataclysm takes place; but Christ has
said that a thousand years are but an instant compared with eternity, and
when the moment comes—when, from the land of the future life, we are the
witnesses and actors in that supreme drama—the whole span of humanity will
seem so short to us that we shall scarcely consider it to have lasted a
single day … Christ tells us to meditate upon these great teachings, for it
is certain that we shall be taken by surprise, and that the time will come
sooner than we think."
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(From The
End of the Present World)
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St.
Catherine of Siena
"Just as
the body cannot survive without food, so the soul cannot survive without
God’s word and without confession. Guard yourselves against evil
companions, for they would be a great obstacle to your holy resolve."
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(From Sermon in a Sentence, Vol. 3)
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