“Current Catholic worship often ignores the essential connection between truth and beauty, body and soul, at the center of the Catholic worldview. The Church requires that we be faithful, but must we also be deaf, dumb, and blind? I deserve to suffer for my sins, but must so much of that punishment take place in church?” SoulBodySufferingChurchSinEssentialsWorshipDeserveConnectionsCatholicBlindCurrentsPunishmentDumbFaithfulDeafWorldviewBeing FaithfulTruth And Beauty Author:Dana Gioia
“The retirement of Athanasius, which ended only with the life of Constantius, was spent, for the most part, in the society of the monks, who faithfully served him as guards, as secretaries, and as messengers; but the importance of maintaining a more intimate connection with the catholic party tempted him, whenever the diligence of the pursuit was abated, to emerge from the desert, to introduce himself into Alexandria, and to trust his person to the discretion of his friends and adherents.” PersonsPartyHistoryConnectionsImportanceCatholicPursuitDesertIntimateRetirementIntroducingSecretaryTemptedMonkMaintainingDiligenceDiscretionMessengersRoman EmpireAlexandria Book:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“... the average Catholic perceives no connection between religion and morality, unless it is a question of someone else's morality.” ReligionMoralityConnectionsCatholicAveragePerceive Author:Mary McCarthy
“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
“To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils and to assert the independence of my country- these were my objectives. To unite the whole people of Ireland, to abolish the memory of all past dissensions, and to substitute the common name of Irishman in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter - these were my means.” PeopleMeanCountryWholeGovernmentPastPoliticalEvilNamesMemoriesCommonBreakFailingSourceRepublicanConnectionsEnglandCatholicIndependenceTyrannyObjectivesSubstitutesIrelandProtestantsAbolishDenominationsIrishmenDissension Book:Freedom the Wolfe Tone way Source: Freedom the Wolfe Tone way
“My mother was raised very, very strict Catholic in the Midwest. There was so much fear and intimidation [in the faith]. So, growing up, I was always looking for my connection. I've found myself praying before meals, before bed; there's always been this gratitude for things that are bigger than me.” MotherFoundGrowing UpGrowingPrayingGratitudeBedConnectionsBiggerCatholicRaisedMealsStrictIntimidationMidwest Author:Alicia Keys
“I grew up as a Roman Catholic, and as a very young boy I felt the presence of divinity in my life through the experiences that I had in connection with the Catholic church.” YoungFeltChurchBoysGrewGrew UpConnectionsCatholicDivinityCatholic ChurchRoman Catholic Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“Just in relation to women, it's not that huge an imaginative leap to see the connection between the Taliban and the Catholic Church.” ChurchHugeConnectionsRelationCatholicLeapImaginativeCatholic ChurchTaliban Author:Peter Mullan
“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