Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment. — Madonna
Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children. — Joe Baca
Catholic school graduates exhibit a wide variety of qualities that will not only help them in their careers but also in their family and community lives. — Joe Baca
A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven - not excused or sublimated. — Fulton J. Sheen
I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches. — Aaron Neville
I have never been brought up a Catholic - I mean, a Roman Catholic - we're all Catholics, aren't we? We're Protestant Catholics, whether we're from Methodist or Baptist or what. — Aimee Semple McPherson
One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up. — George Orwell
Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power. Therefore I'm led to believe there will be no peace in Ireland until the Catholic Church is crushed — Oliver Cromwell
The catholic church has a lot more money than any Colombian cartel and they leave a lot more bodies in their wake. — Doug Stanhope
I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began, seek it among those who received it from God Himself. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
I'm free of an abusive cult, based on money and power that worships a fictional deity and safely back with the Catholic Church. — Katie Holmes
I grew up in a very old-fashioned Roman Catholic, Italian-Irish family in Philly. — Bradley Cooper
Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation. — Francis Arinze
For Catholics before Vatican II, the land of the free was pre-eminently the land of Sister Says-except, of course, for Sister, for whom it was the land of Father Says. — Wilfrid Sheed
Neutrinos have mass? i didn't even know they're Catholic!" Robert to Vittoria — Dan Brown
Short Catholic Quotes
Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak. — Anthony of Padua
I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born. — Ronald Reagan
Love God, serve God; everything is in that. — Clare of Assisi
The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being. — Pope John Paul II
Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. — St. Catherine of Siena
Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you. — St. Jerome
How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me! — Elizabeth of Hungary
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands. — Benedict of Nursia
Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them. — Fulton J. Sheen
Catholic Image Quotes
Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book. — John Bosco
Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven. — Pope Pius X
I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it. — Pope Benedict XVI
Those who are called to the table of the Lord must glow with the brightness. — John of Capistrano
Inspirational Catholic Quotes
Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me. — Clare of Assisi
It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us to learn the path by which He requires us to follow Him, and to follow Him in that path. — Katharine Drexel
The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white Host. — Fulton J. Sheen
Holiness doesn't mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith. — Pope Francis
Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent. — Anthony of Padua
I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Earthly riches are like the reed. Its roots are sunk in the swamp, and its exterior is fair to behold; but inside it is hollow. If a man leans on such a reed, it will snap off and pierce his soul. — Anthony of Padua
We must be faithful to the present moment or we will frustrate the plan of God for our lives. — Solanus Casey
The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist. — Pope Gregory I
Christ has made my soul beautiful with the jewels of grace and virtue. I belong to Him Whom the Angels serve. — Agnes of Rome
Catholic Saint Quotes
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials. — Teresa of Avila
We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success . . . but on Jesus alone. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent. — John of the Cross
Do not try to excuse your faults; try to correct them — John Bosco
Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases. — Rose of Lima
Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven. — Rose of Lima
There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us. — John Vianney
He loves, He hopes, He waits. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant. — Maria Goretti
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it. — Vincent de Paul
I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God. — Dominic Savio
Catholic Faith Quotes
The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful. — Pope Pius X
If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories. — Scott Hahn
Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. — Thomas Aquinas
If a future Pope teaches anything contrary to the Catholic Faith, do not follow him. — Pope Pius IX
If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love. — Saint Augustine
Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well; who rewards even a cup of cold water given for love of Him. — Dominic Savio
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self. — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. — Saint Patrick
I pray a simple prayer every morning. It's an ecumenical prayer. Whether you're Catholic or Jewish or Muslim or Hindu, I think it speaks to the heart of every faith. It goes “Lord please break the laws of the universe for my convenience. Amen.” — Emo Philips
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 the Catholic Church to be. — Fulton J. Sheen
Liberal Catholics are the worst enemies of the Church. — Pope Pius IX
Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world. — Pope Pius IX
Before everything else, fidelity to the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Jesus did not found several churches, but one single Church. — Pope John XXIII
Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. — Ignatius of Antioch
Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were, to be in collusion with the Church's enemies and in conformity with the open foes of our faith. — Peter Canisius
Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th. — Lance Morrow
The Catholic Church is an institution I am bound to hold divine - but for unbelievers a proof of its divinity might be found in the fact that no merely human institution conducted with such knavish imbecility would have lasted a fortnight. — Hilaire Belloc
Harness the fire hidden in The Eucharist to bring about a true brotherhood and unity. — Jaime Sin
The Holy Rosary is the storehouse of countless blessings. — Alanus de Rupe
Catholic Religion Quotes
Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own? — Sitting Bull
I have my own religion. I'm sort of one-quarter Baptist, one-quarter Catholic, one-quarter Jewish. — Tom T. Hall
Absolute atheism starts in an act of faith in reverse gear and is a full-blown religious commitment. Here we have the first internal inconsistency of contemporary atheism: it proclaims that all religion must necessarily vanish away, and it is itself a religious phenomenon. — Jacques Maritain
I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis. I am not an enemy of the Catholics, as I am not an enemy of the tuberculars, the myopic or the paralytics; you cannot be an enemy of the sick, only their good friend in order to help them cure themselves. — Diego Rivera
Roman Catholics don't like when their religion is mocked. Christians don't like it. Jews don't like it. But this is what it takes to live in a pluralistic society. You have the right to offend and be offended. — Pamela Geller
I am sent to you to confute, not to embrace your heresy. The Catholic religion is the faith of all ages, I fear not death. . . Pardon my enemies, O Lord: blinded by passion they know not what they do. Lord Jesus, have mercy on me. Mary, Mother of God, succor me! — Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Hey, I'm a Catholic deer hunter, I am happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion. — Paul Ryan
A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality. — W. Winwood Reade
In fact, there is only one true and holy religion, founded and instituted by Christ Our Lord. Mother and Nurse of the virtues, Destroyer of vice, Liberator of souls, Guide to true happiness, she is called Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman. — Pope Pius IX
A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality. — William Winwood Reade
Catholic Pro Life Quotes
We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, killings, of wars, or of hatred...If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other? — Mother Teresa
America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. — Mother Teresa
Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect. — Pope Francis
And if we can accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? — Mother Teresa
It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish. — Mother Teresa
Human life must always be defended from its beginning in the womb and must be recognised as a gift of God that guarantees the future of humanity. — Pope Francis
Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you. — Pope Francis
The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend himself. — Pope Francis
How can there be too many children? That is like saying there are too many flowers. — Mother Teresa
The right to life is the first among human rights. — Pope Francis
Catholic School Quotes
All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential. — Harvey Milk
If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses. — Lenny Bruce
How many Catholic schools do you think teach the students to question the authority of the Pope? Do you believe Christian schools teach students to question or challenge the authority of Jesus Christ? Do military schools teach the cadets to challenge the authority. — Neal Boortz
We live in a culture in which condoms can be handed out in schools and Bibles can't. And I think that tells you everything you need to know about our society. — Janet E. Smith
By offering an education centered on values, the faculty in Catholic schools can create an interactive setting between parents and students that is geared toward long-term healthy character and scholastic development for all enrolled children. — Mark Foley
I wanted to be a nun. I saw nuns as superstars. When I was growing up I went to a Catholic school, and the nuns, to me, were these superhuman, beautiful, fantastic people. — Madonna Ciccone
Let us thank all those who teach in Catholic schools. Educating is an act of love; it is like giving life. — Pope Francis
I loved Catholic school. I didn't like being beeped at by old pervs at the gas station because I was wearing a plaid skirt, though. It's like, do you think I'm going to stop and give you my phone number? — Kristen Bell
You can always tell the Catholic schools by the length of the cheerleaders' skirts. — Al McGuire
A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints. — Pope Benedict XVI
Roman Catholic Quotes
By heart we believe and by mouth confess the one Church, not of heretics but the Holy Roman, Catholic, and Apostolic Church outside which we believe that no one is saved. — Pope Innocent III
The more we study the early Church, the more we realize that it was a society of ministers. About the only similarity between the Church at Corinth and a contemporary congregation, either Roman Catholic or Protestant, is that both are marked, to a great degree, by the presence of sinners. — D. Elton Trueblood
People came into the Church in the Roman Empire because the Church was so good-Catholics were so good to one another, and they were so good to pagans, too. High-pressure evangelization strikes me as an attempt to deprive people of their freedom of choice. — Andrew Greeley
If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory. — Charles Spurgeon
Even Martin Luther and John Calvin believed that the Roman Catholic church, up to the Council of Trent, was basically orthodox - a true church with sound fundamental doctrines as well as significant error. — Norman Geisler
The Hindus have worshipped from ancient times the baby Krishna in the arms of Virgin Devaki just as the Roman catholics [sic] worship Madona [sic] with baby Christ. — Swami Abhedananda
I was an altar boy in the Roman Catholic Church and no priest ever laid a hand on me. That's me, always the bridesmaid. — Dana Gould
Most readers will be shocked by the clear record of history linking Adolf Hitler and the Roman Catholic Church in a conspiracy to exterminate the Jews — John Hagee
Wee do freely profess that our Lord the King hath no more power over their Roman Catholics' coonsciences than over ours, and that is none at all ... let people be heretikes, Turks, Jews, or whatsoever, it apperteynes not to the earthly power to punish them in the least measure. — Thomas Helwys
The Roman Catholic Church early on simply adapted the hierarchical structure of the Roman Empire and confused the whole thing. Vertical attention and hierarchy were so entangled, that when the French killed the king during the Revolution, they lost much of their vertical attention too. — Robert Bly
Catholicism Quotes
The ones who have a voice must speak for those who are voiceless. — Oscar Romero
When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises. — Oscar Romero
God always forgives when you are totally repentant and you desire to change. He forgives... and He never gets tired of forgiving. Never. You may get tired asking. I hope not. He never, never tires of forgiving. Never. — Mother Angelica
The true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators, but traditionalists. — Pope Pius X
Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, 'God is hard to find. — Fulton J. Sheen
Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could. — Gregory of Nazianzus
I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him. — C. S. Lewis
If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus show ourselves to be worthy bearers of his name. For the quality of holiness is shown not by what we say but by what we do in life. — Gregory of Nyssa
Our culture has filled our heads but emptied our hearts, stuffed our wallets but starved our wonder. It has fed our thirst for facts but not for meaning or mystery. It produces "nice" people, not heroes. — Peter Kreeft
Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved. — Robert Bellarmine
Catholic Family Quotes
The history of mankind, the history of salvation, passes by way of the family... The family is placed at the center of the great struggle between good and evil, between life and death, between love and all that is opposed to love. — Pope John Paul II
I guess now that I think back, I used to play priest and be a funny priest. I don't know, I grew up in such a Catholic family that I kind of liked to test the boundaries a little bit and I think I had fun watching my mom laugh. — Jenny McCarthy
True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement. — Pope John Paul II
Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy let us pray. — Mother Teresa
I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me. — Isabel Allende
I was born into a Catholic family. I grew up in West Belfast. Faith was very important to us eight children and my mother and father. It was grounded in the Christian tradition of social involvement. — Mairead Corrigan
Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother. — Pope Francis
I would like to grow less afraid of dying. I am infinitely less afraid today than I was 15 or 25 years ago. I was most afraid of dying when I was 33, because I come from a Catholic family. — Sidney Poitier
In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic standards of Catholic schools. — Mark Foley
There was plenty of dysfunction in my family and I went to Catholic School with these psychotic nuns. I would always try to be funny to lighten the mood. — Downtown Julie Brown
Roman Catholic Church Quotes
Everywhere in the world there are ignorance and prejudice, but the greatest complex of these, with the most extensive prestige and the most intimate entanglement with traditional institutions, is the Roman Catholic Church. — H. G. Wells
We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty. — Pope Leo XIII
Protestant churches everywhere are gravitating toward union with the Roman Catholic Church. These religious movements are speeding the fulfillment of the prophecies of the resurrected Roman Empire. For 30 years I have been proclaiming this tremendous event over the air and in print. — Herbert W. Armstrong
If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her. — Saint Teresa of Avila
I need to learn not to bend over backwards to be nice to faith-heads. Give these people an inch and they take a league. I think, as I did when I wrote The God Delusion, that the Roman Catholic Church is a disgusting institution, the second most evil religion in the world. — Richard Dawkins
The Roman Catholic Church isn't going to change its theologies. — Robert H. Schuller
You give Italy Jesus Christ and you get the Roman Catholic Church. — Indro Montanelli
There are three bodies no sensible man directly challenges: the Roman Catholic Church, the Brigade of Guards and the National Union of Mineworkers — Harold MacMillan
[Non-Catholic Christians are] in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the [Roman Catholic] church, have the fullness of the means of salvation. — Pope Benedict XVI
The Roman Catholic Church is for saints and sinners alone - for respectable people, the Anglican Church will do. — Oscar Wilde
Catholic Priest Quotes
For everyone, whatever his state--single, married, widowed, or priest-chastity is a triumphant affirmation of love. — Josemaria Escriva
Regarding the accusations of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, deplorable and disgusting as those abuses are, they are not so harmful to the children as the grievous mental harm in bringing up the child Catholic in the first place. — Richard Dawkins
Clergymen tend to be unreliable and pompous figures. Seldom Jewish rabbis, less often Catholic priests, but Protestant ministers tend to be... not really very admirable. Not necessarily evil, but silly. And wrong, of course. — Charlton Heston
Without transformation, you can assume you're at a high moral, spiritual level just because you call yourself Lutheran or Methodist or Catholic. I think my great disappointment as a priest
has been to see how little actual spiritual curiosity there is in so many people. — Richard Rohr
If you were Catholic, you'd singe the ears of the priest you confessed to. — Jeaniene Frost
The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass. — Saint Augustine
The dangers is that every religion, including the Catholic one, says "I have the ultimate truth." Then you start to rely on the priest, the mullah, the rabbi, or whoever, to be responsible for your acts. In fact, you are the only one who is responsible. — Paulo Coelho
Although I am a committed Catholic priest, and nowhere hide that fact, my focus is very much a spiritual journey. — Henri Nouwen
You see, my father was a Catholic priest, Greek Orthodox, but I think he started out as a Jew, then he became a Catholic priest. — Walter Matthau
A Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi, and a Muslim mullah all walk into a bar, and the bartender says:
- What is this, a joke?
- Сhurch is the only organization that exists primarily for the benefit of non-members. — C. S. Lewis
Catholic Education Quotes
Catholic education aims not only to communicate facts but also to transmit a coherent, comprehensive vision of life, in the conviction that the truths contained in that vision liberate students in the most profound meaning of human freedom. — Pope John Paul II
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves. — Saint Francis de Sales
[My catholic education] sticked with me. It caused the rage I had to make 'Pink Flamingos.' — John Waters
The Catholic Church - it's so difficult because I don't want say anything offensive but it makes me very angry that religious leaders from this faith have tried to respond negatively to sexual education and to the promotion of condom use — Emma Thompson
I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early. — Francois Gautier
That text-books be permitted in Catholic schools such as will not offend the religious views of the minority, and which from an educational standpoint shall be satisfactory to the advisory board. — Charles Tupper
To err is human, to forgive is divine. — Helen Prejean
I've got a lot of back-up because my father was a Catholic, my mother was a Protestant, I was educated by Jews and I'm married to a Muslim. So I won't lose out on a technicality. — Michael Caine
I attended Catholic school. We received a great education from the nuns. ... Also, guilt. Guilt and a feeling of never being satisfied with what you've done. And a sense that you are inadequate and a big phony. All useful for a writer. I'm always being edited by my inner nun. — George Saunders
You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education. — Robert Vaughn
Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow. — Saint Augustine
If we wish to serve God and love our neighbor well, we must manifest our joy in the service we render to Him and them. Let us open wide our hearts. It is joy which invites us. Press forward and fear nothing. — Katharine Drexel
A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil. — Saint Dominic
The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit. — Anthony of Padua
First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me. — Martin Niemoller
Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves. — Pope John Paul II
If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your selfishness and your intellectual pride will inhibit His coming to live in your heart because God cannot fill what is already full. It is as simple as that. — Mother Teresa
Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey. — Anthony of Padua
The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards ever wider horizons. — Pope John Paul II
There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us, and does not now bear with us. — Pope John Paul II
The gate of heaven is very low; only the humble can enter it. — Elizabeth Ann Seton
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