Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i. e. , universal] church. It is not lawful either to baptize or to celebrate a love feast without the bishop, but whatever he approves of, that is also pleasing to God.
Only the Catholic Church protested against the Hitlerian onslaught on liberty. Up till then I had not been interested in the Church, but today I feel a great admiration for the Church, which alone has had the courage to struggle for spiritual truth and moral liberty
One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life: the one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast. The other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache.
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.
I'm a believer who loves Jesus and I work with everybody else whatever their denomination; Catholic, Orthodox, charismatic, main line, evangelicals, anyone who loves Jesus, I'll work with them.
I have met many Roman Catholic theologians who will emphasize as much as any good Protestant preacher that everything comes from the love and grace of God.
I do not doubt that all those who have received Baptism anywhere and from whomever do have Baptism, as long as it was consecrated with the words of the Gospel and they received it without pretence on their part and with some degree of faith. However, it would not avail them for their spiritual salvation if they were lacking in that charity by which they might be implanted in the Catholic Church.
We slit the Catholic throat, stoned the poor on such slogans as wish you could hear and love is all we need.
I place trust in God, my creator, in all things; I love Him with all my heart.
I went to Catholic school. Do as you're told; don't ask questions and you will be illuminated.
What church I go to on Sunday, what dogma of the Catholic Church I believe in, is my business; and whatever faith any other American has is his business.
I was still rooting for Notre Dame. It's like there's the cultural Catholic experience.
Only He who made man makes man happy.
Learn from Saint Thérèse to depend on God alone and serve Him with a wholly pure and detached heart. Then, like her, you will be able to say 'I do not regret that I have given myself up to Love'.
I've often admired the way many Catholics who have left the priesthood, for example, have nevertheless remained sincere Catholics. They voted with their feet.
Truth is, I'm a good Catholic girl. The faith has always been elusive, but the guilt is intractable.
We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?
I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic.