“Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do without fear as if in the dark.” IfsSoulLeftDarkSinCatholicConfessionUnconfessed Sin Book:John Climacus (CWS) Source: John Climacus (CWS)
“It’s the strangest thing about this church - it is obsessed with sex, absolutely obsessed. Now they will say we, with our permissive society and rude jokes, are obsessed. No, we have a healthy attitude. We like it, it’s fun, it’s jolly; because it’s a primary impulse it can be dangerous and dark and difficult. It’s a bit like food in that respect, only even more exciting. The only people who are obsessed with food are anorexics and the morbidly obese, and that in erotic terms is the Catholic church in a nutshell.” PeopleFunSexBitsDifficultTermChurchDarkAttitudeDangerousHealthyJokesExcitingCatholicPrimariesImpulseObsessedRudeEroticCatholic ChurchJollyObeseAnorexics Author:Stephen Fry
“The suicidally disgruntled were legion, And their enemies included any and all Americans, Brits, Canadians, Danes, et cetera; or, conversely, all Moslems, dark-skinned people, non-English-speakers, immigrants; all Catholics, fundamentalists, atheists; all liberals, all conservatives...For such people the consummate act of moral clarity was a lynching or a suicide bombing, a fatwa or a pogrom. And they were ascendant now, rising like dark stars over a terminal landscape.” PeopleStarsDarkMoralEnemyCatholicSuicideAtheistClarityLandscapeRisingImmigrantsSpeakersBombingLegionTerminalLynchingBritsDisgruntledDark Skinned Book:Spin Source: Spin
“Musically, there's a movement called the flatted fifth that's really evil-sounding. It was outlawed by the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. That movement is what gives you a real evil sound that conjures up dark, fantastic images. It's like an audio horror movie. It personifies what a horror movie is about.” GivingRealAgeEvilSoundChurchDarkMiddleMovementHorrorCatholicFantasticFifthMiddle AgesCatholic ChurchAudio Author:Kirk Hammett
“I'm a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.” DarkCatholicCommunist Author:Brendan Behan
“O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.” HeartSpiritDarkMy HeartHolyCatholicCornersHoly SpiritCheerfulNeglectedEnlighteningDwellingBeamCheerfulnessSpiritual Leadership Author:Saint Augustine
“It is interesting to note that the best periods of Italian Horror films came out of the Sixties, when Italy was enjoying a carnival period of phenomenal optimism, and the shadowy side surfaced with all of its attendant dark, beautiful, baroque, catholic symbolism.” BeautifulFilmEnjoySidesDarkInterestingPeriodsHorrorOptimismCatholicNotesItalianSixtyPhenomenalSymbolismHorror FilmCarnivalsBaroque Author:Barbara Steele
“My Irish Catholic mother loved romantic movies, provided they ended with a kiss before the screen went dark. If things went any further than that, she'd complain, Why can't they leave something to the imagination? I sort of subscribe to her philosophy when it comes to writing sex.” IfsWritingPhilosophyMotherSexImaginationDarkKissingCatholicScreensComplaining Author:Catherine Brady
“When I was little, I went to a Catholic school and was required to go to church every morning and with my parents on Sundays, so I spent a lot of time sitting on a wooden pew. Angels are sort of a relief. If you're looking around, the other imagery is so dark and heavy. Looking at the beautifully rendered pictures of angels was more uplifting.” IfsLittlesSchoolParentChurchDarkMorningSittingAngelCatholicHeavyUpliftingReliefSundayEvery MorningImageryCatholic School Author:Danielle Trussoni
“The Catholic religion at the time was much darker and more mysterious. The entire mass was in Latin. The church was - if you go to my church now, it's incredibly bright inside. But at - when I was young, it was very dark inside. And it was just the difference in the way that they've painted it since I've gone there. And it strives for a very different and welcoming spirit.” IfsWayDifferentYoungSpiritDifferencesChurchDarkGoneMassCatholicStriveWelcomeMysteriousLatinStrifeCatholic Religion Author:Bruce Springsteen
“The cross means there is no shipwreck without hope; there is no dark without dawn; nor storm without haven.” MeanInspirationFaithDarkHavensCrossesCatholicStormChristian InspirationalDawnWithout HopeShipwreck Author:Pope John Paul II
“When we were little, we kept close to our mother in a dark alley or if dogs barked at us. Now, when we feel temptations of the flesh, we should run to the side of our Mother in Heaven, by realizing how she is to us, and by means of aspirations. She will defend us and lead us to the light.” IfsFeelsShouldMeanLittlesLightRunningChristianMotherHeavenSidesRealizingReligiousDarkDogCatholicFleshTemptationAspirationDefendersAlleysClergymenVirgin MaryBlessed MotherDark Alleys Author:Josemaria Escriva