“One thing is sure: the Sagrada Familia is the first Catholic temple whose bacon was ever saved by Shinto tourism. Not even Gaudi, who believed in miracles, could have forseen that.” FirstsOne ThingMiracleCatholicSavedTemplesTourismFamiliaGaudi Author:Robert Hughes
“I would say that Catholics came in and competed with the Protestant work ethic. That is one thing. And they did assimilate into the broader society and a lot of them, especially Irish Catholic did their best to sound like they were English rather than Irish by dropping and the O and the apostrophe.” SoundOne ThingEthicsCatholicWork EthicDroppingProtestantsProtestant Work Ethic Author:Steve King
“I've been Catholic all my life, and there's one thing I've never understood. Why didn't the Corinthians write back?” WritingOne ThingUnderstoodCatholicCorinthians Author:Tommy Lasorda
“For one thing, the Catholic Church in particular has this one thing - confession - in which you could go, confess to a priest and obtain absolution of your sins. And there was a routine and a ritual and I think - I think that it did help.” ThinkingHelpingChurchSinOne ThingParticularCatholicPriestsRitualRoutineConfessionCatholic ChurchAbsolution Author:Susan Jacoby
“You know, all mystics - Catholic, Christian, non-Christian, no matter what their theology, no matter what their religion - are unanimous on one thing: that all is well, all is well. Though everything is a mess, all is well. Strange paradox, to be sure. But, tragically, most people never get to see that all is well because they are asleep. They are having a nightmare.” PeopleKnowsLifeWellsMatterChristianReligionOne ThingStrangeCatholicNo Matter WhatTheologyMessNightmareParadox Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters Source: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters
“Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.” WholeBodySpeakOne ThingCatholicDressesTonguePurityDisplayModestyChastityCatholic SaintImpurityChastity PurityPurity And Love Author:St. Jerome
“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
“I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.” ValuesOne ThingTaughtCatholicBackgrounds Author:Terry Eagleton