“But pure wit is akin to Puritanism; to the perfect and painful consciousness of the final fact in the universe. Very briefly, the man who sees the consistency in things is a wit - and a Calvinist. The man who sees the inconsistency in things is a humorist - and a Catholic.” MenFactsUniversePerfectConsciousnessHe ManPureCatholicFinalsPainfulWitConsistencyHumoristsInconsistencyPuritanism Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“There is a theory going around that the U.S.A. was and still is a gigantic Masonic plot under the ultimate control of the group known as the Illuminati. It is difficult to look for long at the strange single eye crowning the pyramid which is found on every dollar bill and not begin to believe the story, a little. Too many anarchists in 19th-century Europe—Bakunin, Proudhon, Salverio Friscia—were Masons for it to be pure chance. Lovers of global conspiracy, not all of them Catholic, can count on the Masons for a few good shivers and voids when all else fails.” BelieveLooksLittlesLongStillsStoriesEyeFoundDifficultChanceKnownFailingGroupsCenturyStrangeTheoryLoversPureEuropeUltimateCatholicBillsDollarsPlotVoidConspiracyAnarchistPyramids19th CenturyShiverMasonsMasonicDollar BillsWhen All Else FailsSingle Eye Author:Thomas Pynchon
“As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.” KnowsMenShouldCountryNationsFreedomLibertyTakenPureEqualCatholicEqualityRussiaTyrannyInstanceHypocrisyBigotryForeignersPretenseDespotismDeclaringPretenceEmigrating Author:Abraham Lincoln
“He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.” LoveInspirationChristianFaithPureCatholicSaintCreatorNeighborPurityOne LoveServing OthersPure LoveCatholic SaintChastity PurityPurity And Love Author:Venerable Bede
“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
“The great method of prayer is to have none. If in going to prayer one can form in oneself a pure capacity for receiving the spirit of God, that will suffice for all method.” IfsInspirationFormSpiritFaithPrayerPureCapacityCatholicMethodOneselfChristian InspirationalReceivingSpirit Of God Author:Jane Frances de Chantal
“Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor.” MenLoveMayGodInspirationFaithKindnessPureRelationCatholicCharitySaintNeighborHelping OthersPure LoveShort Words Author:Aelred of Rievaulx
“Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy Spirit.” HeartInspirationSpiritFaithHolyPureCatholicSaintHoly SpiritTemplesCatholic Saint Author:Saint Lucy
“May all Christians be found worthy of either the pure white crown of a holy life or the royal red crown of martyrdom.” MayChristianFoundWhiteHolyPureRedCatholicWorthyCrownsRoyalMartyrdomHoly Life Author:Cyprian
“I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.” MayFoundPureCatholicTeethBreadBeastWheatWild Beasts Author:Ignatius of Antioch
“To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautiful for him.” NeedsGivingEnoughBeautifulKnowingPureCatholicPurityKnowing GodLoving HimChastity Purity Author:Mother Teresa
“Mary, my dearest Mother, give me your heart so beautiful, so pure, so immaculate, your heart so full of love and humility, that I may be able to receive Jesus in the Bread of Life, love Him as you loved Hitn and serve Him in the distressing disguise of the poorest of the poor.” GivingHeartMayAbleBeautifulJesusReligiousPoorHumilityPureAnd LoveGive MeCatholicBreadMaryLife And LoveGuiseVirgin MaryDistressingBlessed MotherImmaculateBread Of Life Author:Mother Teresa
“In the fulfillment of your duties, let your intentions be so pure that you reject from your actions any other motive than the glory of God and the salvation of souls.” SoulActionDutyPureGloryCatholicSalvationIntentionFulfillmentMotiveRejectsGlory Of God Author:Pope John Paul II
“We must be pure. I do not speak merely of the purity of the senses. We must observe great purity in our will, in our intentions, in all our actions.” ActionSpeakPureCatholicIntentionSensesPurityOur ActionsChastity PurityPurity And LovePurity Of Intention Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell, at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus the pure soul, which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the Angels in the sunshine of eternity.” IfsThinkingWorldLongSoulEyeSeaFineOne DayPureAngelEternityCatholicShiningBottomPuritySunshineShellsPearlsAdmiringPure SoulChastity PurityPurity And Love Author:John Vianney
“The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.” PersonsSoulBeautifulThreeHeavenDivinePureCatholicRosePurityFragranceInhalePure SoulChastity PurityPurity And LoveBeautiful Rose Author:John Vianney
“If you learn from Saint Thérèse to depend on God alone and serve him with a wholly pure and detached heart, then you can join with your whole soul in singing the jubilant song of the holy Virgin, “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For he has done great things for me, and holy is his name.” And like little St. Thérèse you will be able to say at the end, “I do not regret that I have given myself to love.”” HeartAbleGivenRegretDependsPureCatholicSaintDetachedLike Her Author:Edith Stein