Introduction to the Spiritual Life Quotes

“fasting is firstly about reversing the effects of the Fall by training the desires of the body to obey the will of the soul. If a person can learn to control cravings for good things, like food, he or she will more likely be able to control cravings for evil things, like sin.”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

“If Jesus himself prayed both memorized vocal prayers (like the Psalms) and spontaneous vocal prayers (like his prayer in Gethsemane), then disciples of Jesus should practice both.”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

“Let nothing trouble you Let nothing frighten you Everything passes God never changes Patience Obtains all Whoever has God Wants for nothing God alone is enough.”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

“Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ” (Mark 12:28–30)”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

“concupiscence”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

“words of Moses given to the people of Israel at the end of the exodus from Egypt: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:4–7)”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus

“If you find your heart very desolated and afflicted at the loss of property, believe me, you love it too much. The strongest proof of love for a lost object is suffering over its loss... We must never allow money or possessions to have any place in our hearts.
On Avarice vs. Generosity”
― Brant Pitre, Introduction to the Spiritual Life: Walking the Path of Prayer with Jesus