Catholic Quotes · Page 45

He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.

— Anonymous

I'm not religious in any formal sense, not in any God sense.

— Al Purdy

During my school days, I was the darling of the pastor in my church.

— Sherlyn Chopra

Our body is a cenacle, a monstrance: through its crystal the world should see God.

— Gianna Beretta Molla

I'm a good Catholic girl in the way that Madonna is. In the sense that I'm not that good at all.

— Heather Graham

I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.

— Janet Jackson

I remember going to church about four times a week. I liked it a lot.

— Victoria Jackson

The best decision I ever made was to become a priest and I think the second best was to resign.

— John O'Donohue

I decline Christianity because it is Jewish, because it is international, and because, in cowardly fashion, it preaches Peace on Earth.

— Erich Ludendorff

Being raised by a Catholic father, a Protestant mother, and marrying the Muslim father of my three children, I encourage people to…

— Yolanda Hadid

Why do we go through all the nonsense with security at our airport? It's not because the Catholic Church is falling apart.

— Michael T. Flynn

In my midteens I went through a brief stage of religious fanaticism, but it was very much about just saying prayers and…

— Robert Crumb

You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each…

— Charles Tupper

“It is a great advantage for us to be able to consult someone who knows us, so that we may learn to…

— Teresa of Ávila

“When the switch in my mind finally flipped in early February 2009, I told Shane that I was leaving the priesthood. When…

— Charles Benedict

They were two very religious people. My father was a foundry worker and was a daily Mass attender, as was my mother.

— Martin McGuinness

Roman Catholics utter their Papal edicts, Protestants quote their Bible, Fundamentalists declare their orthodox theological dogmas, and we are all expected to…

— Robert H. Schuller

“Anyway, the reason I hate communion isn't the meat-eating component. I get hungry enough, I'll eat anything. The reason I hate it…

— Pete Hautman

I maintain that I have been a Negro three times--a Negro baby, a Negro girl and a Negro woman. Still, if you…

— Zora Neale Hurston

You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength…

— Pier Giorgio Frassati

For a stalk to grow or a flower to open there must be time that cannot be forced; nine months must go…

— Pope John Paul II

The first trip I can remember would have to be to Marianna, Arkansas. My mother's parents are from there, and we'd go…

— Sterling K. Brown

I was raised Catholic, but then I discovered Buddhism, and I used to have a boyfriend who was a Scientologist, and they…

— Penelope Cruz

I've always felt at home in the Church. Catholics are often more laid back than they are given credit for - presumably…

— Jens Spahn

I think that Mary Baker Eddy was a fascinating character in American religious history.

— Caroline Fraser

I was never really into any kind of hard-core religious structure or dogma.

— Beth Hart

For the record, I don't worship the devil. I just hate religion.

— Tyler, The Creator

I'm Hispanic. I'm a Catholic. I believe in God. I believe in karma.

— Joey Diaz

Sunday afternoons at a parish center - or a community center - is familiar territory for me.

— Denis McDonough

For as spiritual as some people think my books are, I've never really dealt with religious things.

— Mitch Albom

I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them.

— Kailash Satyarthi

I waver between a cop-out agnostic and principled atheism

— Dan Savage

I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.

— Abel Ferrara

I am an atheist (or at best a Unitarian who winds up in church quite a lot).

— Kurt Vonnegut

You can always tell who went to catholic school, because they're atheists.

— Mike Birbiglia

And I'm a Catholic, from an Irish Catholic family, and we know plenty of stuff about guilt.

— Bob Gunton

I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.

— Luke Ford

I bow only before Guru Granth Sahib. I am not a follower of any sect.

— Gurpreet Ghuggi

Can a free government possibly exist with the Roman Catholic religion?

— John Adams

I grew up with the Boston vibe and the Catholic vibe. I don't want to put anybody out.

— John Krasinski