Catholic Quotes · Page 33

I call myself a meditation teacher rather than a spiritual teacher.

— Sharon Salzberg

I come from Chicago and am a child of Irish Catholic parents who were able to wield guilt like a Ginsu knife.

— Brendan Hunt

Both my parents are Methodist preachers, I grew up in a church.

— Wes Bentley

People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.

— Martin Short

He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.

— Dutch Proverb

When people ask me what my religion is, I say it's the Arsenal.

— Marcus du Sautoy

I believe that were it not for the Holy Mass, as of this moment the world would be in the abyss.

— Leonard of Port Maurice

I went to a catholic public school St Helens and learned English by watching bugs bunny cartoons.

— Nick Mancuso

My mom had grown up in the South. Louisiana and Georgia. She had been deeply religious. Baptist, then Mormon. She had worked…

— Dustin Lance Black

My grandma always had two gods: Jesus Christ and the United States of America. I was no different, and neither was anyone…

— J. D. Vance

I started really believing and understanding what it meant to be a follower of Jesus when I was probably in high school…

— Clayton Kershaw

I always dug the stuff like the covered dish suppers because I could feel the fun and the joy of what church…

— Edi Patterson

My parents are pretty religious, devout, but did they force it on me? No, I don't think so. I still think of…

— Kristen Schaal

A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the…

— Pope Francis

My wife, Dixie, is evangelical Christian. We met in the Reagan White House, when she was a student intern. We're members of…

— Dinesh D'Souza

I think being a Catholic made me a better person. It taught me how to choose good over evil, and how to…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Growing up, Catholic church really was such an incubator for my imagination, because all of those mysteries felt embedded in this insanely…

— Karen Russell

Keeping your coat on indoors in Russia, no matter how public the place, is far worse than keeping your hat on as…

— Ilka Chase

Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other, and have the courage to accept each other as we are.…

— Mother Teresa

The intention of Paul VI with regard to what is commonly called the Mass, was to reform the Catholic liturgy in such…

— Jean Guitton

To be truly Catholic is not merely to be correct according to an abstractly universal standard of truth, but also and above…

— Thomas Merton

One of the great things about America is that we have the freedom to worship or not worship as we please. It…

— Karl Rove

“For Mercier, it was the ceremony of the mass that eased his soul: the sweetish smoke trailing from the censer, the ringing…

— Alan Furst

'Rust' really started with the passing of my dad, and me really looking back inward to my self about where I stand…

— Corbin Bernsen

Faced with the election of a Catholic, our culture is at stake.

— Norman Vincent Peale

My mother was sort of mildly religious, but the rest of us, you know, we didn't really have it forced on us.

— Justin Chancellor

If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all. -Mark 9:35

— Bible

I was steeped in the understanding that if 'something is Roman [Catholic], it must be wrong.

— Scott Hahn

It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have.

— Richard Dawkins

My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play the blues.

— Jay McShann

Certainly, I find that 'Mere Christianity' speaks to me. So why am I still an agnostic? Beats me.

— Charles Murray

I went to Catholic grade school, so we sang a lot of religious songs: 'O Holy Night,' 'Silent Night.'

— Michael McDonald

My mom's a Christian and she loves me; that whole side of my family is Christian and I have no problem with…

— Jake Shears

The people who are behind the curve of the Catholic future are the institutional-maintenance types.

— George Weigel

My mother was very agnostic. She would never set foot in the synagogue, she couldn't be doing with it.

— Janet Suzman

Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike.

— Bear Bryant

If you're a Catholic you believe what the Church teaches and the climate makes no difference.

— Flannery O'Connor

I have nothing against religion but I'm not religious so dont pitch that shit in my direction.

— Anonymous

When I got older, I chose to look at Christianity as another myth.

— Tori Amos

I'm a Baha'i. I'm not a Muslim. I'm Baha'i. And the Baha'i faith is such a sweet faith.

— Omid Djalili