Catholic Daily Reading [Eng]

De Officiis, i, 16:

In the eye of Heaven blessedness begins there where misery begins in human estimation.

- Ambrose of Milan

Hence also the sevenfold operation of the Holy Ghost, of which Isaiah speaks, seems to me to correspond to these stages and sentences. But there is a difference of order: for there the enumeration begins with the more excellent, but here with the inferior. For there it begins with wisdom, and closes with the fear of God: but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. And therefore, if we reckon as it were in a gradually ascending series, there the fear of God is first, piety second, knowledge third, fortitude fourth, counsel fifth, understanding sixth, wisdom seventh. The fear of God corresponds to the humble, of whom it is here said, Blessed are the poor in spirit, i.e. those not puffed up, not proud: to whom the apostle says, Be not high-minded, but fear; i.e. be not lifted up.

- Augustine of Hippo

Sport is not an excuse to dress immodestly.

"Pope Innocent XI has condemned the proposition which asserts that it is not a sin to eat or to drink from the sole motive of satisfying the palate. However, it is not a fault to feel pleasure in eating: for it is, generally speaking, impossible to eat without experiencing the delight which food naturally produces. But it is a defect to eat, like beasts, through the sole motive of sensual gratification, and without any reasonable object. Hence, the most delicious meats may be eaten without sin, if the motive be good and worthy of a rational creature; and, in taking the coarsest food through attachment to pleasure, there may be a fault." - St Alphonsus Liguori

“St. Paul wisely wrote that it is better to be single than to marry, since the unmarried person has much more time to dedicate to God and contemplate Him in His works. This principle is especially valid today, when we see the Holy Mother Church being attacked from within and without, and urgently needs our help. “But it would be unrealistic to pretend that all young people will follow this evangelical counsel and be single. The majority of them want to marry. And some have come to me asking advice on how to date, how to choose a good spouse etc. Since there are many good books coming out on ‘courtship,’ which is different from dating, I won’t give concrete advice. Instead, I can offer an orientation based on the principles of Catholic organic society.” —“Choosing Spouses: A Growing Problem and an Attempt at a Solution,” Dr. Marian T. Horvat https://www.instagram.com/p/C6zgey9vJEP/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

'Passion is an impulse of the soul contrary to nature, as in the case of mindless love or mindless hatred for someone or for some sensible thing. In the case of love, it may be for needless food, or for a woman, or for money, or for transient glory, or for other sensible objects or on their account. In the case of hatred, it may be for any of the things mentioned, or for someone on account of these things.' St. Maximos the Confessor

'Complain as little as possible of your wrongs, for as a general rule you may be sure that complaining is sin; the rather that self-love always magnifies our injuries: above all, do not complain to people who are easily angered and excited. If it is needful to complain to some one, either as seeking a remedy for your injury, or in order to soothe your mind, let it be to some calm, gentle spirit, greatly filled with the Love of God; for otherwise, instead of relieving your heart, your confidants will only provoke it to still greater disturbance; instead of taking out the thorn which pricks you, they will drive it further into your foot.' St. Francis de Sales