Faith Quotes

To celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation means to be wrapped in a warm embrace.

Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint. The Lord never lets us down.

The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace.

Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.

Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God, his way of embracing us.

Work is fundamental to the dignity of the person. Work, to use an image, 'anoints' with dignity, fills us with dignity, makes us similar to God who has worked and still works, who always acts.

An authentic faith always implies a deep desire to change the world.

Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.

Lord, teach us to step outside ourselves. Teach us to go out into the streets and manifest your love.

Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God's voice and understand what he asks of us.

The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others.

Challenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary vigour!

With the grace of Baptism and of Eucharistic Communion I can become an instrument of God's mercy, of that beautiful mercy of God.

Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit.

Praise is the 'breath' which gives us life, because it is intimacy with God, an intimacy that grows through daily praise.

The great biblical tradition enjoins on all peoples the duty to hear the voice of the poor. It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities.

Certainly, possessions, money, and power can give a momentary thrill, the illusion of being happy, but they end up possessing us and making us always want to have more, never satisfied. 'Put on Christ' in your life, place your trust in him, and you will never be disappointed!

To be wise use three languages: think well, feel well and do well. And to be wise allow yourselves to be surprised by the love of God. That will guarantee a good life.

Great damage was done today to the public's faith in the American legal system. If a former President can be criminally convicted over such a trivial matter - motivated by politics, rather than justice - then anyone is at risk of a similar fate.

In America people don't worship government, we worship God.