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101 " When we pretend to be somoene other than who we are, our true self hides in fear and shame; the fear of being discovered and the shame of not being enough. "
― Matthew Kelly , Life is Messy
102 " The glory of God is the perfection of the creature.” There is no better way to honor life and God than to strive to become the - best - version - of - yourself. "
― Matthew Kelly , The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose
103 " A world without truth would be a world without joy and meaning. "
― Matthew Kelly , The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic: How Engaging 1% of Catholics Could Change the World
104 " Paul was abundantly clear in 1 Thessalonians 4:3 that the very will of God is our holiness. God wants us to live holy lives, grow in character and virtue, and become the-best-version-of-ourselves. "
― Matthew Kelly , The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How the Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness
105 " Catherine of Sienna wrote, “If you are what you should be you will set the whole world on fire. "
― Matthew Kelly , Rediscover Catholicism
106 " You are not what happened to you. "
107 " The first problem is we don’t believe holiness is possible. The second problem is we don’t believe we can change the world. "
108 " People don’t do anything until they are inspired, but once they are inspired there is almost nothing they won’t do. "
109 " The primary problem concerning Christianity’s role in changing the modern world is that most Christians no longer believe we are capable of accomplishing that change. This is a direct result of the fact that Christians by and large don’t believe that holiness is possible. But it is also deeply connected to a false belief widely held by Christians that the culture has become so powerful that we are simply incapable of transforming it. This leads to conversations that the culture has pushed the envelope too far and the only solution is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This is tragic defeatism, which is the antithesis of the spirit of Christianity and at the same time an astounding form of spiritual laziness. It is nothing more than the fruit of the biggest lie in the history of Christianity. It is only because we have been deceived into believing holiness is not possible that we would believe the culture is too negative and too strong to be transformed by Christianity. The world needs to be transformed, and nobody is in a better position to do that than Christians. In fact, I would argue that if Christians do not change the world, it will not change for the better. "
110 " The world has written us off. Lots of our own Christian brothers and sisters have given up on us. But I have not given up. Not even close. And not only have I not given up, I can see the path back. "
111 " Are we willing to change? I hope so. Almost every person I speak to about the future of Catholicism says, “The Church really needs to change,” or something to that effect. What we perhaps forget in making this statement is that we are the Church, and so the real question becomes: Are you willing to change? Am I willing to change? "
― Matthew Kelly
112 " Some books find us at just the right time in our lives and those books change our lives forever. I hope this is that kind of book for you. "
― Matthew Kelly , Rediscover Jesus: An Invitation
113 " A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg—or he would be the devil of hell. You must take your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. There "
114 " be kind because everyone you’ll ever meet is fighting a hard battle.” Wow. What a fabulous insight. "
― Matthew Kelly , Resisting Happiness
115 " The enemy is not at the gates. The enemy is inside the gates. Christianity is being attacked by secularism and intolerance, and many other forces who would like to see Christianity wiped off the face of the earth. But even in the midst of these very well- organized and -executed attacks upon our Christian faith, there are some aspects of Christianity that are untouchable. My favorite among these untouchable aspects of our faith is one simply profound idea: There is nothing more attractive than holiness. When somebody actually lives the teachings of Jesus Christ, it is astoundingly attractive to all men and women of goodwill. "
116 " Too often in our culture, food is seen a source of entertainment or comfort, instead of as a source of energy. Let me ask you something. If you owned a million-dollar racehorse, would you let it eat at McDonald’s? Of course you wouldn’t. If you had a million-dollar racehorse, you would control that horse’s diet so that it was in absolute peak condition. I guess the question becomes, how much do you value your own body? Most people wait until they get cancer or have a heart attack before they remember that they have bodies. "
117 " Whatever your age, if you have not yet fallen in love with learning, begin that love affair today. How? Go wherever your interests lead you. It is the perfect place to start. Rekindle a childlike curiosity. Ask why a lot. Free yourself from outcomes; you don’t need a reason and you don’t need to accomplish anything. I "
118 " sacraments. I pray to gather density to survive and "
119 " There are some questions that we all ask ourselves in different ways: Who am I? Who is God? What am I here for? What matters most? What matters least? What are my unique talents and abilities? What will my contribution be? What happens when we die? "
120 " Quite simply, if our life of prayer is inconsistent, our ability to do or know God’s will throughout the day will have the same inconsistency. "
― Matthew Kelly , A Call to Joy: Living in the Presence of God