Quotes from Matthew Kelly

The surest signs of holiness are an insatiable desire to become all God created us to be, an unwavering commitment to the will of God, and an unquenchable concern for unholy people.

If you don't know what you want form life, everything will appear either as an obstacle or a burden. But one of the greatest lessons of history is that the whole world gets out of the way for people who know what they want or where they are going. Be assure, if you don't know where you are going, you are lost.

Your friendship with others is not to be taken lightly. You are changing the direction of your friends' lives, for better or for worse. Sooner or later, we all rise or fall to the level of our friendships.

when you do for them what they should be doing for themselves, you create entitlement and dependency rather than empowerment.

One thing I have noticed about continuous learners is they tend to have pen and paper with them at all times, because they never know when they are going to hear something great or have an idea.

You could fill whole libraries with the lies that have been told about Christians and Christianity. The world lies about this subject more than anything else.

If I spend my life preoccupied with me and my own happiness, I will live life missing the deepest joy that God has for me. When

The abuse of something good does not diminish the good itself.

People come into our lives for a reason. Some are messengers; other are teachers. Some are healers, and others are coaches and counselors. Some people come into our lives for only a season, but their fingerprints remain all over our lives until the end.

The only thing these online connections and communities prove is that as human beings we have an incredible need and hunger for meaningful interaction with each other.

I'm not hurting anyone' is another attempt to avoid personal responsibility in a world where everything we think, do, and say affects someone, something, sooner or later. Your actions profoundly affect your inner reality, and sooner or later your inner reality will seek an outer expression through your words and actions or your silence and inaction.

What makes a great friend? Our best friends are those people who encourage and challenge us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves.

Working halfheartedly may reap you the same financial compensation as working with all your heart and soul, but it will slowly begin to rot your heart and mind and soul.

But science cannot provide deeply personal answers to your deeply personal questions. It cannot answer those four questions we identified earlier: Who are you? What are you here for? What matters most? What matters least?

When holiness emerges in any place and time, all men and women of good will are inspired.

Working halfheartedly may reap you the same financial compensation as working with all your heart and soul, but it will slowly begin to rot your heart and mind and soul. Humans were not designed for halfheartedness. So often I have heard people talk about how they will get back at their boss by being lazy or dragging their feet on a project. This is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

If you only learn to master one moment in your life, learn to master the moment of decision.

Time is either used wisely or wasted foolishly.

Our feelings shouldn't direct our actions and our lives. Our actions should be driven by our hopes, values, and aspirations; above all, they should be driven by our essential purpose. People who are driven by feelings are dangerous. They are undisciplined, inconsistent, and unreliable. But people who are driven by their values and a clear understanding of their essential purpose are to be treasured. They are disciplined, consistent, and reliable.

Choices got you here, but if you don't like "here" all you need to do is start making different choices.

I am broken. Pretending otherwise is exhuasting.

don't let your past rob you of your future. You are more than the worst thing that has ever happened to you. You are more than the worst thing you have ever done. God is never more than one choice away.

Perhaps at this time in your life you are tired and frustrated—with your career, with your marriage, with your children, with society, with your spiritual life—but Jesus is saying to you, "Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch." In the story we know that Simon and his friends listen to Jesus and do what he suggests, and they

Lies are always swirling around Christianity. Other common lies today include: Christians hate all non-Christians; Christians think everyone else is going to hell; smart people are not Christian; Christianity is dying and won't be around for much longer.