“God gave us two commandments, to love God with our whole heart, mind and soul, and to love our neighbor as ourselves.There is a lot of talk about the neighbor, but few mention the fact that before this we must love ourselves, "Your neighbor as yourself."What about this loving of ourselves? It doesn't take a vast sociological survey to tell us that very few people accept and love themselves in the proper way, love themselves so as to be able to properly love God and their neighbor.”
“I go to my past in order to discern the future.”
Catherine Doherty
“To pass through the door that leads to God's kingdom, we must go down on our knees.”
Catherine Doherty
“Lord, give bread to the hungry, and hunger for you to those who have bread.”
Catherine Doherty
“Pain is the kiss of Christ.”
Catherine Doherty
“The duty of the moment is what you should be doing at any given time, in whatever place God has put you. You may not have Christ in a homeless person at your door, but you may have a little child. If ...”
Catherine Doherty