In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
My mother was French Protestant, and my father was Italian Catholic, and their union was an excess of God, guilt and sauce. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
I attribute all of my success to my Catholic faith. My faith has given me the ability to be a good father,… — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
Catholics are necessarily at war with this age. That we are not more conscious of the fact, that we so often endeavor… — Eric Gill Copy Share Image
It constantly amazes me that men and women wander the earth marveling at the highest mountains, the deepest ocean, the whitest sands,… — Matthew Kelly Copy Share Image
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God;… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Learn from Saint Thérèse to depend on God alone and serve Him with a wholly pure and detached heart. Then, like her,… — Edith Stein Copy Share Image
Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle… — Rose of Lima Copy Share Image
When it comes to labor and politics, I am inclined to be sympathetic to the left, but when it comes to the… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
I'm an old Catholic. I don't believe in anything Catholic but I do believe that Catholicism keeps me from committing suicide. — Tom Spanbauer Copy Share Image
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality. — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
You can always tell who went to catholic school, because they're atheists. — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
To a born-again atheist like myself, it is clear that each of us has multiple selves, talents, perceptions. But to the Roman… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
'Catholic writer' seems like you have an agenda of evangelization, as if you were somehow influenced in your choice of perspective by… — Mary Gordon Copy Share Image
I grew up in a working-class Catholic family in south Louisiana. I went to a state university. I taught literature, wrote a… — Nic Pizzolatto Copy Share Image
“O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and… — Gertrude the Great Copy Share Image
“60. The use of the Latin language customary in a considerable portion of the Church is a manifest and beautiful sign of… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
The Holy Bible is like a mirror before our mind's eye. In it we see our inner face. From the Scriptures we… — Pope Gregory I Copy Share Image
And I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
“Evil influence is like a nicotine patch, you cannot help but absorb what sticks to you.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The suicidally disgruntled were legion, And their enemies included any and all Americans, Brits, Canadians, Danes, et cetera; or, conversely, all Moslems,… — Robert Charles Wilson Copy Share Image
I support non-discrimination for homosexuals, but I think, or at least I have the right to think - without saying whether I… — Rocco Buttiglione Copy Share Image
Keeping your coat on indoors in Russia, no matter how public the place, is far worse than keeping your hat on as… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
Many trees have died so that the Catholic Church can preach against homosexuality. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
