“I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms.” ThinkingNeedsNot HappyFirearmsCivil Society Author:David Collenette
“I believe in a civil society we should do as much as possible not to have firearms in any guise, but obviously they are a necessary function of policing.” ShouldBelieveI BelieveFunctionI Believe InFirearmsCivil SocietyGuise Author:David Collenette
“The issue here is not gun control. And it's not even astronomical cost overruns, although those are serious. What's really inexcusable is that Parliament was in the dark.” DarkIssuesSeriousCostGunGun ControlParliamentFirearms Author:Sheila Fraser
“I question why the department continued to watch the costs escalate without informing Parliament and without considering alternatives.” WatchesCostAlternativesDepartmentConsideringParliamentFirearmsInforming Author:Sheila Fraser
“One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay men and women [...] to cooperate generously in the 'missio ad gentes.' As Vatican Council II stressed, the work of evangelization is a fundamental duty incumbent upon the whole People of God.” PeopleMenHas BeensWholeDesireChurchConsciousnessGrowingDutyMen And WomenFundamentalsLaysDecadesAdsMissionaryCouncilRenewalStressedIndicationIncumbents Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“While conscious of the challenges you face, I encourage you to follow faithfully in the footsteps of your founders, and to stir into flame the charisms and apostolic zeal which you have inherited from them, confident that Christ will continue to work with you and to confirm your preaching with signs of his presence and power.” FacesChristChallengesConsciousFlamesPreachingFoundersZealFootstepsApostolic Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Christ had a specific evangelizing goal in mind when he prayed at the Last Supper that all his disciples 'be one...'The Church's evangelizing mission, therefore, moves along the path of ecumenism, the path of unity of faith, of evangelical witness and authentic fraternity.” MindLastsMovingGoalChristChurchPathUnityMissionsWitnessDiscipleEvangelicalSupperFraternityLast SupperEcumenism Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“We ask the Blessed Virgin for the gift of conversion for all Christians, so that they may announce and give a faithful and coherent witness to the perennial evangelical message, which indicates to humanity the path to an authentic peace.” GivingMayChristianHumanityAsksPathMessagesBlessedConversionWitnessFaithfulVirginsEvangelical Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“The important thing to realize is that while we may not escape our own basic pattern, we can work in harmony with it. That is where free will comes in. Once having chosen, a man has to accept the consequences of his choice, and go on from there.” MenMayImportantChoicesRealizingAcceptingGoes OnConsequenceHarmonyImportant ThingsPatternsChosenFree Will Author:Swami Yogananda
“This doctrine, that of the ghost in the machine, strictly separates the mind or soul from the body. And by doing so it takes the soul outside the sphere of mechanical or scientific explanation. It splits the world of the mind from the world of science. It is often supposed to protect our cherished free will.” WorldMindSoulBodyProtectMachinesGhostDoctrineExplanationFree WillSpheresSplits Author:Simon Blackburn