“Christians who have influence in political life must feel as individuals responsibility in front of their own faith. And the duty of encouraging laws that are not in contradiction with the Commandments comes within the mission of the Church.” FeelsChristianLawPoliticalIndividualChurchResponsibilityInfluenceFrontsDutyMissionsContradictionCommandmentsPolitical Life Author:Karl Lehmann
“The amplest knowledge has the largest faith. Ignorance is always incredulous. Tell an English cottager that the belfries of Swedish churches are crimson, and his own white steeple furnishes him with a contradiction.” ChurchWhiteIgnoranceContradictionSwedishCrimsonSteeples Book:Pleasures,objects and advantages of literature Source: Pleasures,objects and advantages of literature
“Whether considered as a doctrine, or as an historical fact, or as a movemement, socialism, if it really remains socialism, cannotbe brought into harmony with the dogmas of the Catholic church.... Religious socialism, Christian socialism, are expressions implying a contradiction in terms.” IfsFactsChristianTermChurchReligiousExpressionHarmonyCatholicRemainsHistoricalSocialismDoctrineContradictionDogmaCatholic ChurchImplyingHistorical Facts Author:Pope Pius XI
“Let us be bold enough to ask ourselves as Christians whether the Church of the Lord Jesus in the United States has anything to say to our nation and its ideologies of materialism, possessiveness, and the worship of financial security. Are we courageous enough to be a sign of contradiction to consumerism through our living faith in Jesus Christ? Are we committed enough to his gospel to become a countercurrent to the drift?” StatesEnoughChristianAsksJesusNationsChristChurchUnitedLordUnited StatesSecurityWorshipJesus ChristFinancialCommittedIdeologyContradictionMaterialismCourageousConsumerismOverconsumptionPossessivenessFaith In JesusFinancial Security Book:The Signature of Jesus Source: The Signature of Jesus
“The city's contradictions and frailties drive me to the church. The church, in turn, binds my wounds and soothes my troubled heart, and sends me right back out into the city again.” HeartTurnsChurchCitiesWoundsContradictionFrailtyTroubled Heart Author:Steve Ross