“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