Nothing would please us more than to see our beloved children form the habit of reading the Gospels - not merely from time to time, but every day.
Interpretation
Encouraging daily reading of the Gospels fosters spiritual growth and understanding in children.
This quote by Pope Pius X emphasizes the importance of instilling a daily habit of reading the Gospels in children. By making this practice a routine, it not only enhances their understanding of faith and values but also nurtures their spiritual well-being, guiding them towards moral and ethical living.
In practice
A parent might share this quote during a sermon to encourage families to integrate Bible reading into their daily routine.
It is an error to believe that Christ did not teach a determined body of doctrine applicable to all times and to all men, but rather that He inaugurated a religious movement adapted, or to be adapted, to different times and different places.
The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful.
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven.
Let the storm rage and the sky darken - not for that shall we be dismayed. If we trust as we should in Mary, we shall recognize in her, the Virgin Most Powerful "who with virginal foot did crush the head of the serpent.
The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God...and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.
Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It requires from Us that We protect the faithful from evil and error; especially so when evil and error are presented in dynamic language which, concealing vague notions and ambiguous expressions with emotional and high-sounding words, is likely to set ablaze the hearts of men in pursuit of ideals which, whilst attractive, are nonetheless nefarious.
My alma mater was books, a good library.
The one experience that I hope every student has at some point in their lives is to have some belief you profoundly, deeply hold, proved to be wrong because that is the most eye-opening experience you can have, and as a scientist, to me, is the most exciting experience I can ever have.
Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons.
The central dilemma in journalism is that you don't know what you don't know.
There are no books in this world that everybody must read, but only books that a person must read at a certain time in a given place under given circumstances and at a given period of his life.
What separates developing countries from developed countries is as much a gap in knowledge as a gap in resources.
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