Able Quote by Phyllis McGinley

The sacred rites, although not instituted specifically for proving the truth of the dogmas of the Catholic Faith incontrovertibly, are effectively the living voice…

— Pope Leo XIII

The artistic taste of the Catholic priests is appalling and I am most anxious to have a Catholic church in which everything is genuine…

— Giles Gilbert Scott

A Christian's authenticity is show in difficult hours it is in difficult hours that the church grows in authenticity. Blest be God for this…

— Oscar Romero

We start... imitation of Christ with Holy Baptism, which symbolizes the Lord's Burial and Resurrection. Virtuous living and conduct in accord with the Gospel…

— Gregory Palamas

“Know all ritual, ceremony, and conditions to be arbitrary (you have yourself to please): in the end, they are just a hindrance and a…

— Austin Osman Spare

“Is not piety itself passion, but passion ennobled, sanctified? The whole of the Catholic liturgy, with its scenery and props, of which every one…

— Georges Rodenbach

“—With the sole exception of Penance, which demands certain supernatural acts (faith, contrition, etc.) either as quasi-matter, or at least as a necessary condition,…

— Joseph Pohle

The Roman Pontiffs have always...held that all those rites should be preserved which deviate neither from accuracy in matters of faith, nor from what…

— Pope Pius IX

“Now, life, ordinary, jolly, heathen, human life, is simply chockful of these dead words and meaningless ceremonies. You will not escape from them by…

— G.K. Chesterton

Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It requires from…

— Pope Pius X

“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

When we come to worship the God and Father of us all and to partake of the sacrament symbolizing the Atonement of Jesus Christ,…

— Jeffrey R. Holland