My last word to you, by which I implore you even with my blood, is that you live in harmony, united together, all of one heart and one will. Be bound to one another by the bond of charity, esteeming each other, helping each other, bearing with each other in Jesus Christ.
— Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)
See how important is this union and concord. So, long for it, pursue it, embrace it, and hold on to it with all your strength. For I tell you, living all together, thus united in heart, you will be like a mighty fortress, or a tower impregnable against all adversities, persecutions, and deceits of the devil.
— Saint Angela Merici (1474-1540)
Not only are we all in the same boat, but we are all seasick.
— GK Chesterton (1874-1936)
At the Eucharist we receive what we are and we become what we receive.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
Christ turned water into wine, but the church has succeeded in doing something even more difficult: it has turned wine into water.
— Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
