Catholic Quotes

A life time of belief has convinced me that real, genuine, authentic faith still doubts. I must doubt. Otherwise it's not faith, but witless conformity.

The risks facing contemporary teenagers bear solemn testimony to the church's ineffectiveness at addressing adolescence. Youth look to the church to show them something -- Someone -- capable of turning their lives inside out and the world upside down. Most of the time we have offered them pizza.

We adore you and we bless you, Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all the churches which are in the whole world, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.

The greatest persecution of the church doesn't come from enemies on the outside but is born from the sin within the church.

The greatest persecution of the church doesn't come from enemies on the outside but is born from the sin within the church.

I think of a sister as a mirror. She reflects Christ's love for His Church in her life and in that reflection, I see my truest identity. I am Christ's forever and He loves me. There is no greater joy than that.

Unfurl the sails, and let God steer us where He will.

To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.

Lord, in my zeal for the love of truth, let me not forget the truth about love.

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.

I exist in all languages my language is Greek, my language is Ayrian, my language is Hebrew. My language is that of all peoples, for I exist in the unity of all peoples'.

Therefore do not seek to understand in order to believe, but believe that thou mayest understand; since, "except ye believe, ye shall not understand."

When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not?

After God, let us have our conscience as our mentor and rule in all things, so that we may know which way the wind is blowing and set our sails accordingly.

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

It's perfectly okay that you have hesitations about statements from the Fathers of the Church, the present day administration of the Church, even with Jesus himself - as long as you find some honest way to resolve these difficulties, a way which keeps in mind not only your discomforts with a particular saying, but also with the powerful source of the saying itself.

There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church... As a matter of fact, if we Catholics believed all of the untruths and lies which were said against the Church, we probably would hate the Church a thousand times more than they do.

The Feast of the Assumption is for days when the rent is due, when the baby is crying, and its raining outside...This Feast reminds us of the bigger picture. One day God will reward all of our hidden earthly sacrifice with a crown in heaven, just as He honored Our Blessed Mother.