“Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.” GivingHeartChildrenChurchKnowingMy HeartBlessingConscienceCatholicSilentBottomBelieverCatholic ChurchChild Of GodNon Believer Author:Pope Francis
“Mission begins with a kind of explosion of joy. The news that the rejected and crucified Jesus is alive is something that cannot possibly be suppressed. It must be told. Who could be silent about such a fact? The mission of the Church in the pages of the New Testament is like the fallout from a vast explosion, a radioactive fallout which is not lethal but life-giving.” GivingKindFactsJoyJesusChurchAliveNewsPagesSilentMissionsRejectedTestamentExplosionsNew TestamentFallouts Book:The Gospel in a Pluralist Society Source: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
“Night, like a giant, fills the church, from pavement to roof, and holds dominion through the silent hours. Pale dawn again comes peeping through the windows: and, giving place to day, sees night withdraw into the vaults, and follows it, and drives it out, and hides among the dead.” GivingNightHoursChurchWindowSilentDawnGiantsPaleRoofDominionSpookyPavementVaultsPeeping Book:Works of Charles Dickens: Dombey and son Source: Works of Charles Dickens: Dombey and son
“About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text only.” ShouldChurchSilentApostlesApostle Paul Author:Teresa of Avila
“A moment, and its glory was no more. The sun went down beneath the long dark lines of hill and cloud which piled up in the west an airy city, wall heaped on wall, and battlement on battlement; the light was all withdrawn; the shining church turned cold and dark; the stream forgot to smile; the birds were silent; and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything.” LongMomentsLightNatureChurchLinesDarkCitiesSunWallColdGloryBirdShiningSilentWestWinterCloudsHillsStreamsGloomAiryCity Walls Book:Martin Chuzzlewit Source: Martin Chuzzlewit