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Catholic Priest Inspirational Quotes (3248)

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Religions should be understood as only the fingers that point to the moon, not the moon itself.
Richard Rohr
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In life, have but one desire, one only--to love Jesus Christ with all your soul. Let that be the one fixed idea of your entire existence.
Pedro Arrupe
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Contradiction is the salt which keeps truth from corruption
John Lancaster Spalding
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Let no one be ashamed of the cross by which Christ has redeemed the world. None of us must be afraid to suffer for the sake of justice or doubt the fulfillment of the promises, for it is through toil that we come to rest and through death that we pass to life.
Pope Leo I
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Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing-sicknes s, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death--can take that love away.
Henri Nouwen
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It is hard to bear with people who stand still along the way, lose heart, and seek their happiness in little pleasures which they cling to...You feel sad about all that self-indulgence and self-satisfaction, for you know with an indestructible certainty that something greater is coming.
Henri Nouwen
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Health, power, riches, possessions and honor can be snatched from you, but your will is irrevocably your own.
Fulton J. Sheen
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From aquaintances we conceal our real selves. To our friends we reveal our weaknesses.
Basil Hume
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We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners, all our life!
Thomas Merton
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The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.
John Vianney
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The glory of His Father which our Lord sought above all else on earth is still the object of all His desires in the Blessed Sacrament. It is safe to say that Jesus Christ has clothed Himself with the sacramental state in order to continue honoring and glorifying His Father.
Peter Julian Eymard
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We believe that marriage, by its very definition, can exist only between a man and a woman. Moreover, study after study - not to mention common sense - show that children fare better in life when raised in a home with a loving father and mother in a stable, committed relationship.
Salvatore J. Cordileone
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To love anyone is to hope in him for always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit our confidence in him, from the moment at which we identify him with what we know of him and so reduce him to that, we cease to love him and he ceases to be able to be better.
Charles de Foucauld
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A man is free in proportion to the measure of his virtues, and the extent to which he is free determines what his virtues can accomplish.
John of Salisbury
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The rosary is a weapon against depression and hopelessness.
Benedict Groeschel
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The organic constitution of the Church is not immutable but Christian society, just as human society, is subject to perpetual evolution.
Pope Pius X
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Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.
Henri Nouwen
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Christianity is seen by more and more people as a negative message: anti gay, anti immigrant, anti abortion (as the only life issue), anti gay marriage, anti the Democratic party.
Richard Rohr
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By Mary, God descended from Heaven into the world, so that by her men might ascend from earth into Heaven.
Fulgentius of Cartagena
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So long as we are full of self we are shocked at the faults of others. Let us think often of our own sin, and we shall be lenient to the sins of others.
Francois Fenelon
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I found out that many of our Catholics simply don't know what the church teaches, and why, on a lot of issues, and therefore are saying things that they think are okay. They simply don't know.
Roger Mahony
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Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.
Thomas a Kempis
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Those who love to be feared, fear to be loved. Some fear them, but they fear everyone.
Jean-Pierre Camus
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We tend to think of prayer, in spite of ourselves, in terms of profit and loss.
Michel Quoist
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