Quote by Philip Yancey Download Open image ““A Franciscan Benediction”” — Philip Yancey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“church organist for the past twenty-one years, stroked the last notes of “Faith of Our Fathers.” The next several minutes were ritual Catholic routine—up,… — Mary Campisi Copy Share Image
“The genius of Saint Benedict is to find the presence of God in everyday life.” — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“Nothing is so inconsistent with the life of any Christian as overindulgence. —The Rule of Benedict” — Chris Seay Copy Share Image
“I want to highlight the spirit of Pope Francis. Elected to the papacy following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis (Jose Maria Bergoglio),… — Ilia Delio Copy Share Image
“The journey of prayer for Franciscans is the discovery of God at the center of our lives. We pray not to acquire a relationship… — Ilia Delio O.S.F Copy Share Image
I think it is quite remarkable actually that Pope Benedict has a sense of the variety of ways in which it is possible to… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
Pope Benedict is an amazingly visionary person. What he has done is establish an evolutionary process that will help undo the Reformation. The Anglican… — Peter Slipper Copy Share Image
The emphasis on the "peripheries" is also a distinctively "Franciscan" way of expressing the pope's respect for untutored popular piety - a respect, I… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
“Hospitality is a prized virtue of monastic communities. Benedict's rule says: 'All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he… — Ken Shigematsu Copy Share Image
“God reproduces and lives out His image in millions of ordinary people like us. It is a supreme mystery. We are called to bear… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Curiously, the righteous Pharisees had little historical impact, save for a brief time in a remote corner of the Roman Empire. But Jesus' disciples… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Jesus never met a disease he could not cure, a birth defect he could not reverse, a demon he could not exorcise. But he… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“I have marveled at, and sometimes openly questioned, the self-restraint God has shown throughout history, allowing the Genghis Khans and the Hitlers and the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Having spent time around "sinners" and also around purported saints, I have a hunch why Jesus spent so much time with the former group:… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
We preach sermons, write books on apologetics, conduct city-wide evangelistic campaigns. For those alienated from the church, that approach no longer has the same… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I begin with confession not in order to feel miserable, rather to call to mind a reality I often ignore. When I acknowledge where… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
