Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“The chief sources of sin are seven: Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Gluttony, Envy, and Sloth; and they are commonly called capital sins.” — Plenary Councils of Baltimore Copy Share Image
I have a great respect for the flag, (but) if the government passed a law saying that I had to pledge allegiance… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
I grew up Catholic, so I have these defenses about listening to anything with too much religiosity; some of the lyrics didn't… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
“Each simplest act, each hidden intention, had to be cut to the Rule and polished and perfected like the tiny stones of… — Katherine Cavarly Hulme Copy Share Image
When you see the storm coming, if you seek safety in that firm refuge which is Mary, there will be no danger… — Josemaria Escriva Copy Share Image
And finally, be assured that Zen asks nothing even as it promises nothing. One can be a Protestant Zen Buddhist, a Catholic… — Howard Fast Copy Share Image
The declared enemies of God and His Church, heretics and schismatics, must be criticized as much as possible, as long as truth… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Plenty of people are raised Catholic and then aren't Catholic anymore, like any religion. — Danny Masterson Copy Share Image
Faith in action is love, and love in action is service. By transforming that faith into living acts of love, we put… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
People came into the Church in the Roman Empire because the Church was so good-Catholics were so good to one another, and… — Andrew Greeley Copy Share Image
I think the benefit of a Catholic childhood is your belief in visual symbols as transmitters of information and clues about life,… — Robert Gober Copy Share Image
I was raised a Catholic, so I can even feel a little, you know, embarrassed or guilty if I'm really offending people's… — Stephen Adly Guirgis Copy Share Image
The great achievement of the Catholic Church lay in harmonizing, civilizing the deepest impulses of ordinary, ignorant people. — Kenneth Clark Copy Share Image
The Catholic community, with many others, has long worked for this new commitment on global health and debt relief (President George W.… — John Ricard Copy Share Image
I grew up going to Catholic school and I was altar boy even going back to the days where the altar boys… — Ernie Johnson Jr Copy Share Image
The real ecumenical crisis today is not between Catholics and Protestants but between traditional and experimental forms of church life. — Harvey Cox Copy Share Image
He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I went to a Catholic high school, which, to this day, I could burn down. And I got great revenge because they… — John Waters Copy Share Image
I contemplate the idea that maybe I'm an alcoholic. I get this occassionally, the need to define myself as something-or-the-other, and at… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
