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He who achieves power by violence does not truly become lord or master.
Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.
Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God.
. . . [T]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow.
The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.
It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
Regret not that which is past; and trust not to thine own righteousness.
Spirituality was the main issue. Connection with God was the main issue.
Love the truth. Let others have their truth, and the truth will prevail.
The reason why Christ is unknown today is because His Mother is unknown.
Purity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
Regarding Christianity: Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.
Faith ... acts promptly and boldly on the occasion, on slender evidence.
The ears of the common people are holier than the hearts of the priests.
Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important.
A process of genocide is being carried out before the eyes of the world.
Characteristics which define beauty are wholeness, harmony and radiance.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of good wine.
I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims.
I have found it very important...to let go of my wishes and start hoping.
We do not go to Holy Communion because we are good; we go to become good.
Courage does not consist in calculation, but in fighting against chances.
Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight.
Prayer is not about changing God, but being willing to let God change us.
The only thing particularly new about the "new atheism" is its nastiness.
The proper effect of the Eucharist is the transformation of man into God.
It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin.
It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.
Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.
God seems to be an unwilling participant in our efforts to pigeonhole Him.
Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
Friends share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand.
That's the temptation of the devil: "Turn stones into bread! Be relevant!"
Apart from the mercy of God, there is no other source of hope for mankind.
Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.
Miracles are signs not to them that believe, but to them that believe not.
Whenever God wakes in us, our thinking becomes clear - nothing is missing.
Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.
Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have.
There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
Prayer is not a pious decoration of life but the breath of human existence.
The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.
Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death.
The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.
All human activity takes place within a culture and interacts with culture.
Humanity looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and its destiny.
I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.
The spiritual world is hidden and perfectly revealed in the physical world.