Catholic Quotes

1306 Catholic quotes by 675 unique authors

My mother was French Protestant, and my father was Italian Catholic, and their union was an excess of God, guilt and sauce. — Mitch Albom
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing. — Therese of Lisieux
There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive… — Fulton J. Sheen
Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference which is an elegant name for ignorance. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
To a born-again atheist like myself, it is clear that each of us has multiple selves, talents, perceptions. But to the Roman Catholic, unity is… — Gore Vidal
I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness. — Mother Teresa
If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose… — Pope Benedict XVI
The problem, Mitch, is that we don't believe we are as much alike as we are. Whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants, men and women.… — Mitch Albom
And it struck me then, that I liked Sean because he looked, well, slutty. A boy who had been around. A boy who couldn't remember… — Bret Easton Ellis
It's a beautiful religion and I wish I understood it more. No, I don't want to understand it all. It's beautiful because it's always a… — Betty Smith
Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The comedy of man survives the tragedy of man. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino! — Hilaire Belloc
Love to be real, it must cost—it must hurt—it must empty us of self. — Mother Teresa
(and Catholics give out forgiveness at about the same rate as politicians give out promises and whores give out) — Zadie Smith
The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between… — William J. Clinton
I knelt and prayed, and the strongest truth came over me. Didn't matter if God in his heaven was a Catholic or a Protestant God,… — Anne Rice
The Catholic Church is like a thick steak, a glass of red wine, and a good cigar. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When we passed a Catholic church, I recalled, he said, "You think your dad's a good chemist? They're turning soda crackers into meat in there.… — Kurt Vonnegut
My hobby is extreme Catholic behavior -- BEFORE the Reformation. — John Waters
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind. — Bertrand Russell
Extreme busyness is a symptom of deficient vitality, and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity. — Robert Louis Stevenson
…being an atheist required discipline very like that of being Catholic. One could never yield to the idea of a supernatural authority, no matter how… — Anne Rice

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