Great
men and women have always an appeal; some are admirable and some not -- and few
are imitable. It is the mark of a saint that he [or she] fulfills the highest
ideal given to [humankind], and is at the same time a friend and an
inspiration. They tell us what is possible for us, whether we have one talent
or ten, whether we live in sorrow or joy, in days of menace or in a time of
hope. They combine the almost impossible, weakness with strength, darkness with
joy, self-denial with profound humanity and affection. Unlike so many other
distinguished [people], in science, literature and statesmanship, they remain
ever contemporary in that they reveal the everlasting source of happiness, the
secret of how to turn the common into what is perfect and unique. Each...
manages to find the true Cross, the emblem of life and hope.
-- Philip Caraman in Saints
and Ourselves
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