Quotes About Church

Detrás de esta Iglesia, hecha de sangre y barro que ve ante usted, hay otra Iglesia, infinita e invisible, cuyos estandartes se alzan fuertes hacia el cielo. Esa Iglesia vive en las almas de los millones de fieles que aman a Cristo y su mensaje. Resurgirá de sus cenizas, llenará el mundo y las puertas del Infierno no prevalecerán contra ella.

Tal vez así la Iglesia entendería de una vez por todas que los sacerdotes son, siempre y ante todo, hombres

El mito comunitarista cristiano trata de aplicarse a la vida en las villas. La Iglesia proclama la pobreza como virtud. Pero la pobreza no es una virtud sino tan solo una carencia, y no es una identidad cultural sino una condición social desventajosa.

In the meantime, before the civil authorities had been able to start an investigation [into the Mountain Meadows Massacre], the church conducted a private one, if we are to trust their own records. The leaders had to know the truth of this affair, even though the group loyalty which they had always encouraged would not permit them to make public their findings. Through long years they had developed the attitude that, right or wrong, they must stand together.

the concept of communal property was a reminder of the early church, when believers cared for one another as they shared not only their belief in Christ but also their worldly belongings. To

Real religion is in your mind and heart, and can't be judged by the number of times you go to church."

Modesty is not a religion in itself but rather a twofold act of the will for God's glorification. Therefore we must work towards and possess a well-formed conscience, practice prudence and try to live a life of holiness, which the Church calls Christians to do anyway.

It is interesting to note that immodesty in dress was not solely a problem of the 1960s till today, but it continued through time as other vices which the Church never failed to warn of and condemn. And it was a constant theme in pagan cultures, while Christianity always promoted dignity in dress.

Thankfully, we are not left to our own devices, even if it feels like it. The Church clearly teaches us about what is sinful and what isn't, and our duties. We simply must catechize ourselves in the Traditional Catholic Faith.

El lienzo es del siglo XIII o XIV, entre 1260 y 1390, y lo dictaminaron tres laboratorios distintos. La probabilidad de error es del cinco por ciento. La Iglesia ha aceptado el juicio del carbono 14.

Honoria had a plan. It had come to her in church that morning. (The ladies went; the gentlemen somehow managed to get out of it.) It wasn't terribly complicated; she needed only a sunny day, a halfway acceptable sense of direction, and a shovel.

No one should have to walk down a church aisle with a bouquet of flowers unless she was the bride, already had been the bride, or was too young to be the bride. Otherwise, it was just cruel.

You are not indispensable to your church, but you are indispensable to your family.

May God forgive us for the times when we as individuals and as a Church failed to seek out and care for those little ones who were frightened, alone and in pain because someone was abusing them. That we did not always respond to your cries with the concern of the Good Shepherd is a matter of deep shame.

I don't know that the United States is 'God's Country,' but the church has been so strong here, and because of its influence, we hold life to be sacred and we believe that individuals have dignity. This is part of our legacy.

You can separate the church and state all you like, but Christmas is inescapable, and it's marvellous, and it's not going away.

I was born and raised in the Westboro Baptist Church, an infamous congregation started by my grandfather, and consisting almost entirely of my extended family.

People feel that decisions about their jobs, the way their children are educated, how their church functions, and products they buy are made by someone and some place so distant that they can't find anybody to talk to that has any influence over them.

Indeed, no one does more injury in the church than he who acts perversely and yet has the name and order of sanctity.

Very often the best chance for a child in an inner city to acquire an excellent start in education is the church school.

As you know, divorce is still not allowed in the Catholic Church. But here insert a large 'however' - she is liberal in the granting of annulments.

I don't know any institution in this country that... carries more influence than the church.

The church is an institution of music and of production and performance, and it has to do with taking people to places inside of themselves and giving them an opportunity to sit deep in their own feelings, and to be together and deeply alone at the same time, and to process things.

If the church adopts a school, and the school has kids, and the kids have parents, well, then you've reconnected the hub of a community, because you've brought together its three most fundamental institutions - church, schools, and family.