Making love? It's a communion with a woman. The bed is the holy table. There I find passion -- and purification. — Omar Sharif Copy Share Image
But petitional prayer is only one department of prayer; and if we take the word in the wider sense as meaning every… — William James Copy Share Image
And with the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Eating, and hospitality in general, is a communion, and any meal worth attending by yourself is improved by the multiples of those… — Jesse Browner Copy Share Image
I think laughter between people is a holy form of connection, of communion. It's the way you and I look at each… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Only in intimate communion with solitude may man find himself. Solitude is good company and my architecture is not for those who… — Luis Barragan Copy Share Image
Can we find nothing good to say about TV? Well, yes, it brings scattered solitaries into a sort of communion. TV allows… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
Communion is the law of growth, and homes only thrive when they sustain relations with each other. — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
If you talked or laughed in church, told lies, had impure thoughts or conversations, you were bad; if you obeyed your parents… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
Recurrent floods of sadness and anger gradually wash away the rubble of the defunct relationship, leaving only the bits of treasure: the… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You have been asked to take notice of the sayings of dying men—this is mine: that a life spent in the service… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
My mother was an unbeliever - and still is. My father was a nominal Catholic. We would go in to church at… — Frederica Mathewes-Green Copy Share Image
We can never expect to grow in the likeness of our Lord unless we follow His example and give more time to… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
“[The Lord's Supper teaches that] Rituals are good, and they are instituted and used by God to 'connect' his people with him.… — Peter Enns Copy Share Image
A boyfriend or a girlfriend may be fun, but cannot become a door to the deepest that is hidden in each and… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“One person put it this way, 'If you want to get to know a Millennial, share a meal.' In other words, get… — David Kinnaman Copy Share Image
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven. There are others: innocence, but that is for little children; penance, but… — Pope Pius X Copy Share Image
Isn't it sad, that in a time when we face so many devastating problems - poverty, HIV/AIDS, war and conflict - that… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Only in truth does charity shine forth, only in truth can charity be authentically lived. Truth is the light that gives meaning… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
There is almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision. The immense fulfillment of the friendship between… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Copy Share Image
I'm spiritual. I'm religious. I'm a strong Christian and I'm a Catholic but I go to a Presbyterian Church. Occasionally I go… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
“The light-minded and coarse of soul enjoy nothing spiritually. Even pious souls that lack recollection will never experience spiritual joys. Frivolity of… — Peter Julian Eymard Copy Share Image
