Catholic Quotes - Page 6

• In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women are combined. That's been a traditional Catholic teaching that God is the combination of opposites.

  Andrew Greeley

  Teaching, Men, Opposites

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• Once a Catholic always a Catholic.

  Angus Wilson

  'The Wrong Set' (1949) p. 168

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• The real hope is not in something we think we can do, but in God, who is making something good out of it in some way we cannot see.

  Thomas Merton

  God, Hope, Religious

  Thomas Merton (2011). “The Hidden Ground of Love: Letters”, p.434, Macmillan

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• God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?

  Pope John Paul II

  God Is Love, Crosses, Asks

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• Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!

  Francis of Assisi

  Faith, Christian, Spiritual

  Attributed to Francis of Assisi in Alf Droy "The Lord is my Shepherd" (p. 84), 1999.

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• I don't need a psychiatrist. I'm Catholic.

  Dorothy Kilgallen

  Needs, Psychiatrist

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• Faith is a beam radiating from the face of God.

  John Eudes

  Faces, Beam

  Saint John Eudes, Aeterna Press “The Four Foundations of Sanctity”, Aeterna Press

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• Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

  Saint Augustine

  Philosophical, Needs, Charity

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• Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Believe, Thoughtful, Love Is

  "The Soul of a Nation: Culture, Morality, Law, Education, Faith". Book by Bernard J. Coughlin, p. 27, 2012.

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• Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

  Francis of Assisi

  Love, God, Christian

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• The more you devote yourself to study of the sacred utterances, the richer will be your understanding of them, just as the more the soil is tilled, the richer the harvest.

  Isidore of Seville

  Understanding, Utterance, Sacred

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• I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

  John Cusack

  Raised

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• I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being.

  Sting

  Church, Week, Touched

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• I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.

  Aaron Neville

  Father, People, Religion

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• I went to a Catholic high school and it seemed like every time I drew something for a class project, it either got thrown away by the teacher or something.

  Mike Judge

  Teacher, School, Class

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• Paul points out that some say, 'I'm of Paul,' while others say, 'I'm of Apollos.' He asked, 'Isn't that carnal?' But what's the difference between saying that or saying, 'I'm a Baptist,' 'I'm a Presbyterian,' 'I'm a Methodist,' 'I'm a Catholic'? I have found that the more spiritual a person becomes, the less denominational he is. We should realize that we're all part of the Body of Christ and that there aren't any real divisions in the Body. We're all one.

  Chuck Smith

  Spiritual, Real, Differences

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  Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

  Pope John Paul II

  Attitude, Freedom, 4th Of July

  Pope John Paul II (1999). “Celebrate the Third Millennium!: Facing the Future with Hope”, Servant Publications

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• It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.

  Ignatius of Loyola

  Saint, Hard, Catholic Church

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• He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.

  Ambrose

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• But above all preserve peace of heart. This is more valuable than any treasure.

  Margaret Mary Alacoque

  Heart, Treasure, Valuable

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• Consult not your fears but your hopes
  and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.

  Pope John XXII

  Motivational, Success, Dream

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• Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Mean, Omission, Sorrow

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2000). “The Aquinas Catechism: A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith by the Church's Greatest Theologian”, p.86, Sophia Institute Press

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• I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.

  Teresa of Avila

  Power, Possible And Impossible, Achieving The Impossible

  St. Teresa of Avila (2011). “The Interior Castle: or the Mansions”, p.29, TAN Books

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• Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  War, Issues, Diversity

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• Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Heart, Blessing

  "Pope Francis Wants 'Poor Church And Church For The Poor'". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 16, 2013.

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