Quotes from Mother Angelica

God cannot forgive a sinner who does not acknowledge his sin.

Many of us use God's love like the manna in the desert. We take what we need for particular situations and then go our own way - thinking we can handle other situations ourselves.

Jesus told us to learn from him how to be meek and humble of heart. We must look at his life if we are to have any concept of what humility is all about.

Saints are ordinary people who do what they do for the love of Jesus, say what they must say without fear, love their neighbor even when they are cursed by him, and live without regret over yesterday or fear of tomorrow.

Jesus wants us to trust him to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows.

I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature.

St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn.

Those who tell the Truth love you. Those who tell you what you want to hear love themselves.

God wants you to be in the world, but so different from the world that you will change it. Get cracking.

Every Christian is important - important to God, to the world, and to the kingdom.

Religious life is an encounter with the living God. Sometimes that encounter is preceded by a kind of soul-searching agony that tries desperately not to hear, runs in the opposite direction, and frantically tries to reason itself out of answering the invitation.

Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God's love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose.