(Ephesians 5:8)
Parents, leaders, and educators, we have a mission, a duty to lead children's souls toward the Light which will be their guide and their happiness. In order to illuminate the way that lies before each one of us, once a week we invite you to discover some of the words of certain wisemen and witnesses, measuring their worth by the words of St. Thomas Aquinas: “Do not consider the one who speaks, but whatever good you hear from him, confide it to your memory.” (from The Sixteen Ways to Acquire the Treasure of Knowledge by St. Thomas). Happy reading!
“What I have become and what I am I owe to my Mother.”
Saint AUGUSTINE (354 – 430)
Doctor and Father of the Church, Bishop of Hippo
“When man considers his own language as obsolete, isn’t it perhaps a sign that his intelligence is dying or shutting down? When we read the splendid texts of the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly the liveliest ones, those which grace our popular spoken language with a touch of elegance, don’t we have the impression that man does not think as much as in bygone times? We are quickly satisfied with what is vague and imprecise. Our old language, which was so clear, rich, and expressive, should have deserved not to fall into oblivion. Its words were both lively and elegant; their sound delighted man’s ears, and their clarity rendered ideas alive and real. It truly would have been worthwhile to keep them in “good health”! We feel grateful at least to those who, fearless of archaisms, have endeavored to preserve all the gracefulness, musicality, and accuracy of our language. And if you and you alone decide to join in the fight to maintain its beauty, then we can be hopeful of the near future!”
Henri POURRAT (1887 – 1959)
Writer
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