Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i.e.,… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
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The world teaches birth control. Tragically, many of our sisters subscribe to its pills and practices when they could easily provide earthly… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
There is a class of persons to whom by all spiritual affinity i am bought and sold; for them i will go… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
No; for instead of delivering myself up to the full enjoyment of the as others do, I am always troubling my head… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
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The Christian religion and Masonry have one and the same common origin: Both are derived from the worship of the Sun. The… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
It isn’t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are that you can begin to take control of yourself.… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
A country that has really resonated with me and I was really impressed with was Israel. I found that the whole country… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
If there be no eternal life, still the enjoyment of spiritual thoughts as ideals is keener and makes a man happier, whilst… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
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Do I address issues of the spirit, of the soul, in my work? Yes, definitely. As for being a Catholic poet, I… — Lawrence Joseph Copy Share Image
And having those mystical elements you see in Asian cinema and certainly Asian martial arts cinema, it's something that we wanted to… — Alfred Gough Copy Share Image
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A musical, like most religions, provides the audience or followers with a sense of belonging. Religious services, on the other hand, with… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
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For Christians to be linked in association with ministries who do not preach the gospel of Christ is to incur moral guilt.… — Charles Haddon Copy Share Image
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“You are heir to a heavenly fortune, the sole beneficiary of an infinite spiritual trust fund, a proverbial goldmine of sacred abundance… — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
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It is by losing ourselves in inquiry, creation & craft that we become something. Civilization is a continual gift of spirit: inventions,… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
We grew up going to church, and I believe in God. I don't know that I have the ability to define what… — Uzodinma Iweala Copy Share Image
You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself,… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
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“[Jesus'] resurrection is therefore God's promise of new creation for the whole of the godforsaken reality which the crucified Jesus represents. It… — Richard Bauckham Copy Share Image
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“in 1788, he had become infatuated by the American republic and its spirit of “simplicity, goodness, and that dignity of man which… — Tom Reiss Copy Share Image
Love has a particular trait: it has a task or purpose to fulfill - to abide. By its nature, love is enduring.… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
In the West the whole Western tradition of religion and psychology propounds, preaches, persuades people to have strong egos - because unless… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
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