Quotes About Faith

Having seen what the Catholic priesthood has become, I feel the shock, also, of what it has in some way been all along.

separated Peter from the vile and suicidal Judas was that he, Peter, had lived long enough to find his offense transformed—through no merit of his own—by the loving acceptance of Jesus. The humiliated Peter was, in the same moment, the forgiven Peter.

The Jews remain the chosen people of God. The Jewish rejection of Jesus as the Son of God is an affirmation of faith that Christians must respect.

The Gospel, expressing Jewish understanding and hope, was a Jewish invention.

live more humanly, bravely, and compassionately in such circumstances, mainly through a call to discipleship

those devoted to Jesus of Galilee ultimately made an unnecessary enemy of one whose very name most eloquently honors him: Galileo Galilei.

had come here with my three questions. The first: How did the history of Christian antisemitism contribute to the Holocaust? The second: How did the Church abet, or oppose, the Holocaust as it unfolded? And the third: How does the Church today negotiate that layered past, both the deep past of antisemitism and the recent past of the Holocaust? With Edith Stein, that

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.

I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy; rather it tries to make us great enough for life.

Canadian comedian, Emo Phillips, said he used to pray every night for a bike until he realised that the Lord doesn't always work that way, so he stole one and then prayed for forgiveness.

First the priests arrive. Then the conquistadores.

What can I do to help thee?" he asked. "Believe there is a tomorrow.

Even God rolls the dice and allows stuff to happen both good and not so good as it may seem to us at the time but we are unable to see the bigger and complete picture like God can

Everyone forgets and or ignores the simple fact that 99.9% of people that God used in the bible were broken people, Convicts, Criminals etc. and not the high and mighty regular church attendees

No point looking for something that is not looking for you

Want to achieve success, Stop searching for it Instead keep walking and when your time comes it will come and find you

When working outside I am governed by Gods time clock not mine and cannot do anything about the weather

All you need to do is to get your heart right and God will give your mind an upgrade and place you in the right position of power for your life

Words without a heartbeat are just great words

I compare myself to those in the bible who lived to be 950 years old by doing this I am only a spring chicken and look forward to the next 100 years of my life

James D. Bradley

If you succeed with your first dream, it helps. You know, people trust you, possibly, for the second one. They give you a chance to play out your second one.