I have no fear of photography as long as it cannot be used in heaven and in hell.
When faith and hope fail, as they do sometimes, we must try charity, which is love in action. We must speculate no more on our duty, but simply do it. When we have done it, however blindly, perhaps Heaven will show us why.
Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!
The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to pass, and then their fraudulence is apparent for all to see. We need a kingdom of heaven in Heaven, if only because it can't be realized.
This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.
This wretched brain gave way, and I became a wreck at random driven, without one glimpse of reason or heaven.
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.
Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.
Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.
We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there. Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.
No man can resolve himself into Heaven.
The biggest impact I can have for what I want to do, the results I want to have with what God's given me, is to help as many people as possible get to heaven.
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?