Signposts

At the head of all understanding is realizing what is and what cannot be and the consoling of what is not in our power to change.

— Solomon Ben Judah  <link>

Christmas is not an event within history but is rather the invasion of time by eternity.

— Hans Urs von Balthasar, Light of the World  <link>

What God Says from The Cross

Do you think I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?

— Doctor Who, episode “Dark Water” (Season 8)  <link>

Center of the Universe

Someday when scientists discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be unhappy to find out it’s not them.

— Author unknown  <link>

What a crime it is for a man to grow old without having seen the strength and beauty of which his body is capable.

— Socrates  <link>

The world is more like a poem than a syllogism.

— Martin Cothran, “How Literature Solves the Problem of Evil”  <link>

The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, God is waiting for you.

— Werner Heisenberg  <link>

Searching subset of Hope?

To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be on to something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair.

— Walker Percy, The Moviegoer  <link>

The quality of mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed—
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.

— William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice  <link>

Draw persons to God by your words, by your example, and by the works of Mercy.

— Catherine McAuley  <link>

If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy.

— Donald Knuth  <link>

Sometimes the sacrifice you want to make for God is not the one being asked.

— Author unknown  <link>