“This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says "you like baseball?" I said, "Oh, man, I love baseball." So he goes "Did you know that if Jesus had played ball, he'd have been the greatest ball player ever?" Like I'm gonna argue with that logic. So I sat there for a second, and then I said "did you know that if Babe Ruth had been the Messiah, the Catholics would have beer and hot dogs at Communion?" He left.” IfsKnowsMenHas BeensSaidHumorFunnyGuyNextJesusLeftPlayerDogLogicBaseballBallsHotCatholicArguingBeerSatCommunionThis GuyBabeMessiahDid You KnowRuthHot DogBaseball LoveBall Players Author:Bill Engvall
“I'm spiritual. I'm religious. I'm a strong Christian and I'm a Catholic but I go to a Presbyterian Church. Occasionally I go to the Catholic church too. I take communion. I haven't transferred my membership or anything.” ChristianSpiritualStrongChurchReligiousHavensCatholicCommunionCatholic ChurchMembershipPresbyterians Author:Wesley Clark
“I was born and raised Catholic, so it's in my blood. I don't go to church... I was born and raised Catholic, which is about the extent of my religion. My parents made one request: that I have my first Holy Communion.” FirstsMadeParentBornChurchBloodHolyCatholicRaisedCommunionRequestBorn And RaisedHoly Communion Author:Tom Araya
“I just pray. And I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion, when I was about 6 or 7.” ChurchReligiousGoneHavensPrayingHolyCatholicRaisedCommunionHoly Communion Author:Lynsey Addario
“I know married Catholics in a second union who go to church, who go to church once or twice a year and say I want communion, as if joining in Communion were an award. It's a work towards integration, all doors are open, but we cannot say, 'from here on they can have communion.'” IfsKnowsWantYearsChurchDoorsMarriedCatholicUnionsAwardsCommunionIntegrationJoiningJoining In Author:Pope Francis
“[Sviatoslav] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of Rome and the Church. He speaks of the Pope and his closeness of the Pope and of himself, his faith, and also of the Orthodox people there. The dogmatic part, there's no difficulty. He's Orthodox in the good sense of the word, that is in Catholic doctrine, no.” PeopleSpeakChurchSonDifficultyCatholicDoctrineOrthodoxRomeCommunionPopeBishopsGood SenseClosenessDogmatic Author:Pope Francis
“God is not solitude, but perfect communion. For this reason the human person, the image of God, realizes himself or herself in love, which is a sincere gift of self.” HumansPersonsSelfReasonRealizingPerfectSolitudeCatholicSincereCommunionGod Image Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us.” ChristianJesusHolyCatholicBlessedDevotionHelpfulCommunionSacramentsEucharistBlessed SacramentHoly CommunionHoly EucharistEucharistic Adoration Author:Alphonsus Liguori
“Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration.” IfsWantGivingMadeChristianNightJesusGrowsHolyCatholicBreadCommunionAdorationEucharistHoly CommunionHoly EucharistEucharistic AdorationBread Of Life Book:Mother Teresa: Essential Writings Source: Mother Teresa: Essential Writings
“A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote for a candidate precisely because of the candidate's permissive stand on abortion and/or euthanasia.” IfsWould BeEvilHolyVoteCatholicGuiltyCandidatesAbortionCooperationFormalCommunionUnworthyEuthanasiaHoly Communion Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Always remain close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, since it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the true Prince of Peace.” GivingChristianJesusChurchHolyCatholicBlessedCommunionSacramentsCatholic ChurchBlessed SacramentTrue PeaceHoly CommunionPrince Of Peace Author:Pio of Pietrelcina
“When you approach the tabernacle remember that he has been waiting for you for twenty centuries.” Has BeensChristianRememberWaitingCenturyHolyApproachTwentiesCatholicSaintCommunionEucharistWaiting For YouCatholic SaintHoly CommunionEucharisticHoly Eucharist Author:Josemaria Escriva
“With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this bread of angels whence you will draw all the energy you need to fight inner battles. Because true happiness, dear friends, does not consist in the pleasures of the world or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we have only if we are pure in heart and mind.” PeopleIfsWorldNeedsMindHeartDoeSoulChristianYoungFightingEnergyPleasureHolyBattlePureApproachDrawsConscienceAngelCatholicTablesDearBreadMy SoulUrgesCommunionHeart And MindTrue HappinessDear FriendHoly CommunionEarthly Things Author:Pier Giorgio Frassati
“Taking into account these distinctions, in harmony with the Magisterium of my Predecessors[81] and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm that euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human person.” HumansPersonsLawChurchAccountsHarmonyCatholicKillingGravesAbortionDistinctionCommunionDeliberateViolationCatholic ChurchBishopsPredecessorsEuthanasia Author:Pope John Paul II
“Baptism does not profit a man outside unity with the Church ... For many heretics also possess this Sacrament but not the fruits of salvation ... The benefits which flow from Baptism are necessarily fruits which belong to the true Church alone. Children Baptized in other communions cease to be members of the Church when, after reaching the age of reason, they make formal profession of heresy, as, for example, by receiving communion in a non-Catholic Church.” MenChildrenDoeReasonAgeChurchExampleMembersBenefitsFlowCatholicSalvationUnityFruitProfitProfessionCeaseReachingReceivingFormalCommunionSacramentsCatholic ChurchHeresyBaptismHereticBaptizedAge Of ReasonBaptized In Author:Saint Augustine
“Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven.” WayHeavenHolyCatholicSaintChristian InspirationalCatholicismCommunionEucharistPenanceCatholic SaintHoly CommunionEucharisticHoly Eucharist Author:Pope Pius X
“If you practice the holy exercise of Spiritual Communion a good many times each day, within a month you will see yourself completely changed.” IfsInspirationSpiritualFaithPracticeChangedMonthsExerciseHolyCatholicChristian InspirationalEach DayGood ManCommunion Author:Leonard of Port Maurice
“Communion with Christ gives us our strength, our joy, and our love.” GivingJoyChristCatholicCommunionOur Love Author:Mother Teresa
“Exploring Ecclesiology is true to its subtitle, being both vibrantly evangelical and admirably ecumenical; it is commendable for its depth, breadth, and erudition. Harper and Metzger's sympathetic engagement with Catholic ecclesiology is challenging and reciprocal. I especially appreciate how the authors emphasize and explore the vital connection between ecclesiology and eschatology, something very beneficial to readers seeking to better appreciate how living the Faith in community today relates to the hope of entering fully into Trinitarian communion in the life to come.” TodayCommunityChallengesReaderAppreciateConnectionsCatholicDepthSeekingRelateEngagementCommunionExploringEnteringBeneficialSympatheticEvangelicalBreadthReciprocalHarperEruditionCommendableEschatologySubtitles Author:Carl E. Olson
“The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orthodox Churches.” DesireChurchOne ThingCatholicCharityOrthodoxRomeCommunionCatholic ChurchBishopsOrthodox Church Author:Pope Francis
“The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.” HumansWholeChurchRaceCatholicEmbraceHuman RaceCommunion Author:Pope Francis
“Apparently God takes reception of Holy Communion seriously. Apparently some things are more sacred than politics. Apparently it's all or nothing when it comes to being Catholic.” HolyCatholicSacredCommunionReceptionHoly Communion Author:Carl E. Olson
“In New York, Catholic groups have forced an art gallery to shut down an exhibition of a six-foot image of Jesus in chocolate. So, the Archbishop of New York was very upset. He said, 'It is appalling to make Jesus out of food! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go bake some communion wafers.'” IfsArtSaidJesusGroupsFeetNew YorkSixCatholicAtheistExcuseUpsetChocolateCommunionGalleryExhibitionsExcuse MeArt Galleries Author:Bill Maher