“Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime.” LeftChurchSinCatholicCommittedSublimeCatholic ChurchProtestants Author:Honore de Balzac
“It's at the core of the Catholic faith, and to imagine how we are going to succeed in our country unless we have committed family life, a child-centered family system, is hard to imagine.” LifeChildrenCountryHardImagineSucceedCatholicCommittedCoreOur CountryFamily LifeCatholic Faith Author:Jeb Bush
“American Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities, and to rejecting every form of unjust discrimination. With countless other people of good will, they are likewise concerned that efforts to build a just and wisely ordered society respect their deepest concerns and their right to religious liberty.” PeopleFormIndividualCommunityReligiousEffortLibertyRightsBuildingConcernConcernedCatholicCommittedDiscriminationUnjustGood WillRejectingReligious LibertySafeguarding Author:Pope Francis
“Communism, my friend, is more than Marxism, just as Catholicism is more than the Roman Curia. There is a mystique as well as a politick. Catholics and Communists have committed great crimes, but at least they have not stood aside, like an established society, and been indifferent. I would rather have blood on my hands than water like Pilate.” WellsHandsWaterBloodCrimeMy FriendsCatholicCommittedCommunismCatholicismCommunistIndifferentMarxismMystiqueCommunism And Socialism Author:Graham Greene
“If the churches ever did reunite, it would have to be into something that was as sacramental and liturgical and authoritative as the Roman Catholic Church and as protesting against abuses and as much focused on the individual in his direct relationship with Christ as the Evangelicals, as charismatic as the Pentecostals, as missionary-minded as the old mainline denominations, as focused on holiness as the Methodists or the Quakers, as committed to the social aspects of the Gospel as the social activists, as Biblical as fundamentalists, and as mystical as the Eastern Orthodox.” IfsIndividualSocialChristChurchAspectDirectAbuseCatholicCommittedFocusedHolinessOrthodoxActivistMissionaryBiblicalMysticalEasternCatholic ChurchCharismaticDenominationsQuakerRoman CatholicMethodistsRoman Catholic Church Author:Peter Kreeft
“I believe that it is truly important for everyone to confront in dialogue the historical reality of the Reformation, its consequences and the responses it elicited. Catholics and Lutherans can ask forgiveness for the harm they have caused one another and for their offenses committed in the sight of God. Together we can rejoice in the longing for unity which the Lord has awakened in our hearts, and which makes us look with hope to the future.” BelieveLooksHeartImportantRealityTogetherAsksI BelieveLordConsequenceSightCatholicLongingHistoricalUnityResponseCommittedHarmDialogueRejoiceOffenseAwakenedReformationAsking For ForgivenessTogether We CanLutherans Author:Pope Francis
“I believe in the importance of unity among those who know Christ, who profess to be "Christians." . . . I believe there is an important spiritual awakening beginning in the hearts of those truly committed to Christ in the Protestant and Catholic communities. Is it possible that Pope Francis may prove to be an answer not only to the prayers of Catholics, but also those known as Protestants?” KnowsBelieveHeartMayImportantChristianSpiritualI BelieveChristCommunityPrayerAnswersKnownProveImportanceCatholicUnityCommittedI Believe InAwakeningPopeSpiritual AwakeningProtestants Author:James Robison
“It's pretty much what a lot of committed Catholics are making of [Pope Francis]. They're thrilled, they're refreshed, they think it's a breath of fresh air.” ThinkingAirBreathsCatholicCommittedPopeFresh Air Author:Ralph Martin
“We do not want an official state church. If ninety-nine percent of the population were Catholics, I would still be opposed to it. I do not want civil power combined with religious power. I want to make it clear that I am committed as a matter of deep personal conviction to separation.” IfsWantStillsMatterStatesChurchReligiousClearPercentCatholicAtheistPopulationCommittedConvictionSeparationNinePresidentialOfficialsNinetyNinety Nine Author:John F. Kennedy
“Meditate on the horrors of Hell, which will last for eternity because of one easily-committed mortal sin. Try hard to be among the few who are chosen. Think of the eternal flames of Hell, and how few there are that are saved.” ThinkingTryingHardChristianLastsSinChristianityHellMeditationHorrorEternalDevilEternityCatholicSaintCommittedChristian InspirationalSavedCommitChosenMortalsFlamesSinnerMortal SinHell FireFranciscans Author:Benedict Joseph Labre
“But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.” FeelsBelieveMomentsRememberFatherFeltHappenedDiedCatholicCommittedObviousExplanationProtectedFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Javier Bardem
“When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.” EndsMotherBeliefCatholicMovedCommittedBuddhistCatholicismDisillusionedDisillusionRoman Catholic Author:Ralph Fiennes