God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God's purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service here on earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him in heaven. All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully. As a result, we ought to appreciate and use these gifts of God insofar as they help us toward our goal of loving service and union with God. But insofar as any created things hinder our progress toward our goal, we ought to let them go.
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IGNATIUS CARROLL President Obama was right to ban torture, but the public must understand that this decision carries ... DAVID IGNATIUS A disaffected America can be drawn into a civilized - but disruptive - dialogue about political chan... DAVID IGNATIUS The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn,... SAINT IGNATIUS Yes, Europe needs to be more welcoming, but that's only half of it. Muslims need to embrace the ... DAVID IGNATIUS I began writing fiction because it was the only way to tell all the intricacies of a real-life spy s... DAVID IGNATIUS Real security will come when it's a moneymaker for private companies who want to satisfy public ... DAVID IGNATIUS Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that... SAINT IGNATIUS My guess is that before Obama departs, he will adopt some of the more aggressive military options he... 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IGNATIUS CARROLL That's another question, too: Was it secured properly, or were they in the process of doing that and... IGNATIUS CARROLL They were able to approach this individual who was hanging, telling him, 'Listen, to stay calm, and ... IGNATIUS CARROLL Panic is a natural human response to danger, but it's one that severely compounds the risk. DAVID IGNATIUS 'Cyber-security' is one of those hot topics that has launched a thousand seminars and strate... DAVID IGNATIUS We meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corrup... IGNATIUS L. DONNELLY A true Christian is made by faith and love toward Christ. Our sins do not in the least hinder our Ch... LETTERS OF ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA Teachers greatly influence how students perceive and approach struggle in the mathematics classroom.... NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love. FRANCIS OF ASSISI If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, alt... FRANCIS OF ASSISI Of the love or hatred God has for the English, I know nothing, but I do know that they will all be t... JOAN OF ARC In the light of faith I am strong, constant, and persevering. CATHERINE OF SIENA One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and... JOAN OF ARC It is true that the king has made a truce with the duke of Burgundy for fifteen days and that the du... JOAN OF ARC About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they're just one thing. JOAN OF ARC Act, and God will act. JOAN OF ARC If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me. JOAN OF ARC You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to judge me ill, bec... JOAN OF ARC Get up tomorrow early in the morning, and earlier than you did today, and do the best that you can. ... JOAN OF ARC Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth. JOAN OF ARC Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. FRANCIS OF ASSISI If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity,... FRANCIS OF ASSISI The poison of selfishness destroys the world. CATHERINE OF SIENA Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road... HUSSEIN OF JORDAN I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will. JOAN OF ARC It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Where there is injury let me sow pardon. FRANCIS OF ASSISI For our part, we shall continue to work for the new dawn when all the Children of Abraham and their ... HUSSEIN OF JORDAN Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. They may change the appearance, perhaps even th... BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found -- not hidden away in corners but in the midst of... TERESA OF AVILA We bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our e... TERESA OF AVILA Now is the season for sailing; for already the chattering swallow is come and the pleasant west wind... LEONIDAS OF TARENTUM Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh. FRANCIS OF ASSISI We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to eve... FRANCIS OF ASSISI Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing va... FRANCIS OF ASSISI I am the herald of the Great King. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them brigh... FRANCIS OF ASSISI Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses. FRANCIS OF ASSISI