Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.
A sermon by St Charles Borromeo
When human beings place themselves at the centre, they give absolute priority to immediate convenience and all else becomes relative
Laudato si’, Practical relativism, paragraph 122
I much rather be a citizen of the United States than of Heaven; because the former is all about glory and filling my stomach; and the later involves the cross of Christ.
Instead of rejoicing to the house of the Lord, I go demanding.
I am more about appearing perfect than being perfected by keeping the word of Christ.
‘What is this I hear about you?
Lk 16:2
Prepare a full account of your stewardship,
because you can no longer be my steward.’