St. Jerome
St. Jerome
Jeromewas a presbyter, confessor, theologian and historian. He was the son of Eusebius, born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia, then part of northeastern Italy. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin, and his commentaries on the Gospels. His list of writings is extensive...
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catholic purity-and-love body
Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.
prayer saint slumber
To saints their very slumber is a prayer.
cases ifs
If it is good not to touch a woman, then it is bad to touch a woman always and in every case.
honesty secret-places speech
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
world christ please
They please the world most, who please Christ least.
scripture christ
To ignore Scripture is to ignore Christ.
heart dying doe
Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one's faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one's life
sin hundred thousand
Out of one hundred thousand sinners who continue in sin until death, scarcely one will be saved.
daughter mother book
Let your daughter have first of all the book of Psalms for holiness of heart, and be instructed in the Proverbs of Solomon for her godly life.
water littles faults
If there is but little water in the stream, it is the fault, not of the channel, but of the source.
meaningful needs passionate
We need more music that is passionate and meaningful and honest.
house lambs sacraments
Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.
heart idols vices
A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar.
friendship real losing-friends
The friendship that can cease has never been real.