David Given Schwarm

Don’t look for sufferings, but do not refuse them. Value them as precious marks of favor that He bestows on you. – Bl Sebastian Valfre

It is better to say one Our Father fervently and devoutly than a thousand with no devotion and full of distraction. – St Edmund

In times of desolation, God conceals Himself from us so that we can discover for ourselves what we are without Him. – St Margaret of Cortona

For in this way especially does a friend differ from a flatterer: The flatterer speaks to give pleasure, but the friend refrains from nothing, even that which causes pain. – St Basil the Great

It is impossible to find a saint who did not take prayer and penance seriously. – St Francis Xavier

We must teach more by example than by word – St Mary MacKillop