Catholic Quotes - Page 4

• The apostles and their successors are God's vicars in governing the Church which is built on faith and the sacraments of faith. Wherefore, just as they may not institute another Church, so neither may they deliver another faith, nor institute other sacraments.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Powerful, Church, May

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 4 (Part III, First Section)”, p.2362, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point.

  Francis Arinze

  Religious, People, Church

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• Because I cannot rely on myself, I rely on Him, twenty-four hours a day.

  Mother Teresa

  Twenties, Four, Hours

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• I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my fundamentalist friends.

  Paul Begala

  School, Vacation, Friend Love

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• The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.

  Pope John Paul II

  Family, Lying, Selfish

  Pope John Paul II (1984). “John Paul II and the Laity”, Le Jacq Pub

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• I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded.

  Simone Weil

  Christian, Civilization, Aggravation

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• Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family - a domestic church.

  Pope John Paul II

  Love, Family, Anniversary

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• In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Evil, Purity And Love, Flesh

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• I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.

  Pope John Paul II

  Song, Sweet, Teeth

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.

  Pope John Paul II

  Death, Dying, Victim

  "Pope John Paul Assails 'Free Love' in Poland". www.nytimes.com. June 05, 1991.

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• The Roman Catholic Church isn't going to change its theologies.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Church, Theology, Catholic Church

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• Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.

  Mother Teresa

  Faith, Light, Giving

  Mother Teresa (2001). “Mother Teresa: Essential Writings”

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• I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls from one neighborhood over.

  Will Smith

  Crush, Girl, Church

  "Will Smith Interview - I AM LEGEND". Interview with Steve Weintraub, collider.com. December 10, 2007.

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• To sing is to pray twice.

  Saint Augustine

  Praying, Classical Music

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• This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

  Saint Augustine

  Philosophical, Men, Perfection

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• When you see the storm coming, if you seek safety in that firm refuge which is Mary, there will be no danger of your wavering or going down.

  Josemaria Escriva

  Religious, Safety, Storm

  "Figure of Speech" by Gerry Turcotte, www.prairiemessenger.ca. May 03, 2017.

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• Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey.

  Anthony of Padua

  Christian, Journey, Long

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• Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.

  Pope John Paul II

  War, Absence, Unshakable Faith

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• We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.

  Saint Basil

  Silence, Return, Thanks

  Saint Basil (2010). “Ascetical Works (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 9)”, p.137, CUA Press

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• Marital love is a reflection of how God loves. It is free, total, faithful and fruitful.

  Christopher West

  Reflection, Love Is, Faithful

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• Concern yourself not with what you tried
  and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.

  Pope John XXII

  Motivational, Success, Hope

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• Temptation is necessary to make us realize that we are nothing in ourselves.

  Josemaria Escriva

  Temptation, Realizing

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• To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

  Teresa of Avila

  Humility, Saint, Gone

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• Haste is of the Devil.

  St. Jerome

  Devil, Haste

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• The way to begin healing the wounds of the world is to treasure the Infant Christ in us; to be not the castle but the cradle of Christ; and, in rocking that cradle to the rhythm of love, to swing the whole world back into the beat of the Music of Eternal Life.

  Caryll Houselander

  Faith, Inspiration, Healing

  Caryll Houselander, Thomas Hoffman (2000). “A Child in Winter: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany with Caryll Houselander”, p.52, Rowman & Littlefield

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