Education Quote by Marcus J. Borg

Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God's grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can…

— Peter Kreeft

And there is a difference between the essence of a Sacrament and its use.

— Martin Chemnitz

The Sacraments are the salvation of those who use them rightly, and the damnation of those who misuse them.

— Saint Augustine

The Sacraments are the manifestation of the Father’s tenderness and love towards each of us.

— Pope Francis

A sacrament by virtue of which each imparts nothing but vexations to the other.

— Honore de Balzac

“Sacraments derive their origin from, and owe their institution to, Christ, not only as God, but also as man. He is the natural mediator…

— Joseph Pohle

“Most sacraments are acts of breathtaking simplicity: a simple prayer, a sip of wine and a piece of bread, a single breath in meditation,…

— Mark Nepo

“A sacrament gives a dramatic sign that points beyond itself to some truth of redemption that is crucial to the life of the people…

— R.C. Sproul

Something of defeat, something of tragedy, can be a sacrament because it stops us and causes us to look deeper.

— Kathleen Dowling Singh

The Sacraments are Jesus Christ’s presence in us. So it is important for us to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion.

— Pope Francis

Everything is full of sacramental substance, everything. Each thing and each function is ever ready to light up into a sacrament.

— Martin Buber

“The so-called Sacraments of the dead require for their worthy reception attrition along with its various dispositive acts (faith, fear, hope, etc.), whereas the…

— Joseph Pohle