Pope Saint Gregory the Great (ca. A.D. 540-604) was the sixty-fourth supreme pontiff and head of the Catholic Church, serving from 590 until his death in 604. He is acknowledged as a church doctor.
All things would tend towards nothing, unless the hand of the almighty preserved them.
Indiscreet speech may lead men into error and an imprudent silence may leave in error those who could have been taught.
When one practices first and preaches afterwards, one is really teaching with power. Doctrine loses credibility, if conscience tethers the tongue.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
