Catholicism Quote by Catholic Church

The human being is an animal who has received the vocation to become God.

— Saint Basil

“When humans take up their divinely appointed role, looking after God's world on his behalf, this is not a Promethean attempt to usurp God's…

— N.T. Wright

“And humanism—that transcendent vision that spans centuries and religions in its celebration of reason, responsibility, art, and examined lives—has been tossed out like old…

— Jean Hegland

“He did also descend upon the Son of God, made the Son of man, becoming accustomed in fellowship with Him to dwell in the…

— The Church Fathers

“Human glory is not just found in what people were originally created to be – the image of dynamic God, spiritually functioning like him…

— Jeremy Pierre

“the definition of humanness is the opportunity to marvel at the majesty of creation”

— John Green

“The human spirit. The heroic in man. The aspiration and the fulfillment, both. Uplifted in its quest--and uplifting by its own essence. Seeking God--and…

— Ayn Rand

“To be conformed to the one who has become human—that is what being really human means.[77.]”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Human was simultaneously the bearer of God's wise rule into the world, and also the creature who would bring the loyalty and praise of…

— N.T. Wright

Each of us has our own specific vocation, a sacred journey prepared by the Creator of the universe.

— Dillon Burroughs

The way you become divine is to become wholly human

— John Shelby Spong

“To be a human being is to be a child of God”

— M. Bartolo-Abela