“A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven - not excused or sublimated.” WantMaySinCatholicDenyGenuineSinnerForgivenLord Forgive Me Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“Confidence, once lost or betrayed, can never be restored again to the same measure; and we learn too late in life that our acts of deception are irrevocable - they may be forgiven, but they cannot be forgotten by their victims.” MayLostLateVictimForgottenDeceptionToo LateForgivenBetrayedIrrevocable Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris
“Only speak words that make souls stronger -\-\ for once words are spoken, they may be forgiven, but may be not forgotten.” MaySoulSpeakStrongerForgottenForgiven Author:Ann Voskamp
“Honest rejection of Christ, however mistaken, will be forgiven and healed ... but to evade the Son of Man, to look the other way, to pretend you haven't noticed, to become suddenly absorbed in something on the other side of the street, to leave the receiver off the telephone because it might be He who was ringing up, to leave unopened certain letters in a strange handwriting because they might be from Him -- this is a different matter. You may not be certain yet whether you ought to be a Christian; but you do know you ought to be a Man, not an ostrich, hiding its head in the sand.” KnowsMenWayLooksMayDifferentMatterMightChristianCertainSidesChristStreetsHonestHavensStrangeSonOughtLettersRejectionSandHidingMistakenForgivenTelephonesBe A ManHealedReceiverHandwritingOstriches Author:C. S. Lewis