NOTES AND QUOTES

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
Thomas Aquinas

No hope is possible unless we turn to the Lord and wait for him to come to us. This is a theme frequently found in the gospel readings for Advent as well as in the Old Testament readings.
In the conversion that makes hope possible, we can distinguish three elements: conversion, watchfulness, and God's initiative.
(Adrian Nocent)

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.
Pope Paul VI