Catholic Quotes

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The more you devote yourself to study of the sacred utterances, the richer will be your understanding of them, just as the more the soil… — Isidore of Seville
Only He who made man makes man happy. — Saint Augustine
He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy. — Benedict of Nursia
Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul. — Fulton J. Sheen
Action is the stream, and contemplation is the spring. — Thomas Merton
Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you. — St. Jerome
I can only become perfectly free by serving the will of God. — Thomas Merton
Patience, prayer and silence-these are what give strength to the soul. — Mary Faustina Kowalska
Listen in silence because if your heart is full of other things you cannot hear the voice of God — Mother Teresa
As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul. — Therese of Lisieux
Learn from Saint Thérèse to depend on God alone and serve Him with a wholly pure and detached heart. Then, like her, you will be… — Edith Stein
We've had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues. I see that the world is rotten because of silence. — St. Catherine of Siena
No one is truly poor but except the one who lacks the truth. — Ephrem the Syrian
O Lord, if I could fly to my people and tell them of your goodness at the top of my voice, oh how many souls… — Josephine Bakhita
Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors. — Mary Faustina Kowalska
Where I found truth, there found I my God, who is the truth itself. — Saint Augustine
Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time. — Pope Leo I
By our actions we tell Him of our love. — Elizabeth of the Trinity
If we wish to serve God and love our neighbor well, we must manifest our joy in the service we render to Him and them.… — Katharine Drexel
Accept the risen Jesus into your life. Even if you have been far away, take a small step towards Him. He awaits you with open… — Pope Francis
The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit. — Anthony of Padua
And I say that Your Highnesses ought not to consent that any foreigner does business or sets foot here, except Christian Catholics since this was… — Christopher Columbus
I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis. I am not an enemy of the Catholics, as I… — Diego Rivera
It took like 5 hours to complete my virgin Mary. I was raised Catholic and it seemed like a good idea. — The Rev
Following a meeting with Hitler, Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, a man who had 'courageously criticized the Nazi attacks on the Catholic Church' - went away… — Ian Kershaw

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