Argument Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once…

— Pope Francis

The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it…

— Pope Benedict XIV

This is the rule of most perfect Christianity, its most exact definition, its highest point, namely, the seeking of the common good ... for…

— Saint John Chrysostom

We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.

— Pope Francis

Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are,…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Flatter not thyself in thy faith to God, if thou wantest charity for thy neighbor; and think not thou halt charity for thy neighbor,…

— Francis Quarles

Lent is a time to renew wherever we are in that process that I call the divine therapy. It's a time to look what…

— Thomas Keating

When you get a hankering to talk or complain about what you gave up for Lent, replace that hankering by speaking the word of…

— Monica Johnson

“In the Church, we can give expression to every ability, every righteous desire, every thoughtful impulse. Whether a volunteer, father, home teacher, bishop, or…

— Spencer W. Kimball

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others.

— Otto Rank

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.

— Martin Luther

During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.

— Pope Francis