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“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.”

Ifs Soul Left Dark Sin Catholic Confession Unconfessed Sin

Book:John Climacus (CWS)

Source: John Climacus (CWS)

“Though I have usually posed as a Catholic, I have not done my duty for 15 years, and have not the slightest tincture of faith left.”

Years Done Left Duty Catholic

Author:James Connolly

“Once she has committed sin, there is nothing left for the Protestant woman, whereas the Catholic Church, hope of forgiveness makes a woman sublime.”

Left Church Sin Catholic Committed Sublime Catholic Church Protestants

Author:Honore de Balzac

“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.”

“Totalitarianism is neither left nor right, and within its empire both will perish. I was never a believer, but after seeing Czech Catholics persecuted during the Stalinist terror, I felt the deepest solidarity with them. What separated us, the belief in God, was secondary to what united us. In Prague, they hanged the Socialists and the priests. Thus a fraternity of the hanged was born.”

Belief Left Felt Born United Seeing Catholic Terror Believer Empires Priests Solidarity Totalitarianism Persecuted Belief In God Fraternity Czech Prague

Author:Milan Kundera

“Prior to and during [John] Locke's time, it was difficult to determine where religion or church left off and government or state began. The powers of both were often combined. As a result, churches frequently used the force of the state to promote and enforce their interests and doctrines. This caused horrendous atrocities against Jews and heretics, as well as the European religious wars between Catholics and Protestants of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that resulted in the deaths of millions of people.”

People Wells War States Government Used Left Force Difficult Interest Church Religious Results Millions Century Catholic Determine Jew Doctrine Protestants Atrocities Heretic Religious Wars

Author:Jayne Meadows

“First they went after the Communists, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Communist. Then they went after the homosexuals and infirm, and I did not stand up, because I was neither. Then they went after the Jews, and I did not stand up, because I was not a Jew. Then they went after the Catholics, and I did not stand up, because I was Protestant. Finally, they went after me, and there was no one left to stand up for me.”

Firsts Left Catholic Jew Communist Homosexual Protestants

Author:Martin Niemoller

“By the same token, the new and stringent Ultramontanism on the Catholic Left - in which even the mildest questions about how things are working in this pontificate are denounced as treasonous disloyalty - is an affront to the open conversation for which the pope [FRANCIS] has called.”

Left Conversation Catholic Pope Tokens Affront Disloyalty

Author:George Weigel

“I've often admired the way many Catholics who have left the priesthood, for example, have nevertheless remained sincere Catholics. They voted with their feet.”

Way Left Feet Example Catholic Sincere Nevertheless Priesthood

Author:Ninian Smart

“Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?”

Love Giving Heart Shows Hands Left Feet Divine Catholic Saint Moving On Scar Wounded Show Me Divine Love Serving Others

Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.”

Ifs Children Death Mother Left Peace Catholic Abortion Kill Me Destroyers Great Mother Mother Care

Book:Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others

Source: Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others

“He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”

Wisdom Inspiration Faith Left Break Path Wise Catholic Christian Inspirational Fellowship Fellowship Of The Ring Saruman

Book:The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

Source: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

“I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don't agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head.”

Ifs Doe Used Left Teach Objects Shapes Catholic Agree Conversion Used To Be Concussions

Author:Alan Alda

“First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me.”

Firsts Helping Poetry Left Liberty Catholic Jew Libertarian Indifference Help Me Cowardice Libertarianism Socialist Nazi Pastor Theologian Inaction Libertarian Party Arresting

Author:Martin Niemoller

“Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.”

Giving Left Catholic Generosity Generosity And Giving Your Generosity Biblical Stewardship

Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“When Hitler came for the Jews... I was not a Jew, therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then, Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church - and there was nobody left to be concerned.”

Left Church Members Concerned Catholic Unions Jew Tyranny Protestants

Author:Martin Niemoller

“Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were, to be in collusion with the Church's enemies and in conformity with the open foes of our faith.”

Should Desire Faith Left Church Enemy Catholic Salvation Sincere Conformity Foe Clergymen Collusion Unshakable Faith

Author:Peter Canisius

“What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well.”

Ifs Wells May Inspiration Faith Left Dying Brother Catholic Tables Hunger Christian Inspirational Golden Satisfying Altars Your Brother Eucharistic Chalice Overloaded

Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“First they arrested the Communists - but I was not a Communist, so I did nothing. Then they came for the Social Democrats - but was not a Social Democrat, so I did nothing. Then they arrested the trade unionists - and I did nothing because I was not one. And then they came for the Jews and then the Catholics, but I was neither a Jew nor a Catholic and I did nothing. At last they came and arrested me - and there was no one left to do anything about it.”

Firsts Lasts Left Social Catholic Trade Democrat Jew Thought Provoking Communist Provoking Arrested

Author:Martin Niemoller

“When it comes to labor and politics, I am inclined to be sympathetic to the left, but when it comes to the Catholic Church, then I am far to the right.”

Left Church Labor Catholic Catholic Church Sympathetic

Author:Dorothy Day

“I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.”

Way Home Bigs Guy Found Opportunity Left Brother Grew Dad Grew Up Catholic My Dad Work Out My Brother Rough Gym Catholic Family

Author:Gerry Cooney

“A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.”

Left Loss Catholic Void Psychics Lost Friendship Loss Of Faith

Author:Phil Donahue

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