(Ephesians 5:8)
Parents, leaders, and educators, we have a mission, a duty to lead children's souls toward the Light which will be their guide and their happiness. In order to illuminate the way that lies before each one of us, once a week we invite you to discover some of the words of certain wisemen and witnesses, measuring their worth by the words of St. Thomas Aquinas: “Do not consider the one who speaks, but whatever good you hear from him, confide it to your memory.” (from The Sixteen Ways to Acquire the Treasure of Knowledge by St. Thomas). Happy reading!
“It is on the knees of their mothers that Frenchmen learn the great secret, or perhaps the unique secret, of French grandeur. It is a quality needed rarely, but always in the most important circumstances: it is a kind of inflexible gentleness. (1940)”
Georges BERNANOS (1888-1948)
Writer
“We do not wish anyone to imagine that teaching catechism requires neither work nor meditation. On the contrary, it is here that work and meditation are needed more than anywhere else. It is easier to find an orator who speaks abundantly and beautifully, than a catechist whose explanations merit approval on all points. However talented one might be in the ease of conception and expression, no one can speak to adults or children about Catholic Doctrine with spiritual profit if they have not prepared ahead of time by study and serious meditation.”
Saint PIUS X (1835-1914)
Giuseppe Sarto, Pope
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