“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.” InspirationalPayAttentionSpecialCircumstancesConnectionsCatholicAccidentsHippoAccidents Happen Author:Saint Augustine
“The most enduring of the false narratives is that the signature phrase of the early pontificate - "Who am I to judge?" - was a matter of the pope jettisoning millennia of Catholic moral teaching. It was not. It was a specific response to the circumstances of a man who had repented and was trying to live an upright life.” MenTryingMatterMoralTeachingJudgingCircumstancesCatholicResponseEndureNarrativePhrasesPopeSignatures Author:George Weigel
“Catholic theology accounts for the fact that there's evil in the world. People say, well, how could God let this happen. Well, what God did was set the mechanism in motion and then allow people to do the best they can under the circumstances that they're dealt in order to gain grace and get into heaven.” PeopleWorldWellsFactsHappensOrderEvilHeavenGraceCircumstancesGainsAccountsCatholicTheologyMechanismDo The Best Author:Roger Ebert
“I have no question that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that abortion in virtually all circumstances is wrong. I think the church's position at all times in modern history has been that it is unequivocally opposed to abortion.But that's not the question for a Catholic who is a public official. I happen to subscribe to the church's position as a person. Still the question, as Governor Mario Cuomo suggested, is: what is your obligation as a civic leader? I agree entirely with John F. Kennedy. I answer only to my conscience in my public life and that's that.” ThinkingChurchLeaderTeachModernCircumstancesConscienceCatholicAgreeObligationAll TimeAbortionRoman Catholic Author:Bruce Babbitt
“I was raised Catholic. But if someone says I was raised in some religion, that's insufficient information to actually know what was going on. The real question is Was the religion in the household? The answer is no. Important decisions in the household were executed rationally and secularly. So as a result, the foundations of my reasoning derive not from religion but from the rational analysis of circumstances.” ImportantRealDecisionCircumstancesCatholicRational Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“To will everything that God wills, and to will it always, in all circumstances and without reservations: that is the kingdom of God which is entirely within.” CircumstancesCatholicGods WillKingdomsKingdom Of GodReservations Author:Francois Fenelon