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“When the parish priest rebuked him for his celibacy, saying it would lead him into debaucheryand sin, hesaid that a man who had to be muzzled bya wife as a protection against debauchery was not worthy of the joy of innocence. After that people began to treat him with priestly respect.”

People Men Joy Sin Wife Treats Worthy Protection Innocence Priests Celibacy Not Worthy Parish Debauchery Parish Priest

Author:Liam O'Flaherty

“When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now.”

“When I started out, people were afraid of parish priests. Now they're afraid of newspaper editors.”

People Newspapers Priests Editors Parish Newspaper Editors Parish Priest

Author:Michael D. Higgins

“As a parish priest of the Church Of England I promise to look after everyone in the community, not just those who come to church, not just white people, not just the Christians.”

People Looks Christian Community Church White Promise England Priests I Promise Parish Church Of England Parish Priest

Author:Alan Green

“Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent.”

Years Class Five Five Years Priests Village Working Class Parish Kent Vicars Bristol Parish Priest

Author:John Polkinghorne

“I just wanted to be an ordinary parish priest.”

Wanted Ordinary Priests Parish Parish Priest

Author:Martin Scorsese

“When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now. This is why you should ask your parish priest to have perpetual adoration in your parish. I beg the Blessed Mother to touch the hearts of all parish priests that they may have perpetual Eucharistic adoration in their parishes, and that it may spread throughout the entire world”

“O my dear parishioners, let us endeavor to get to heaven! There we shall see God. How happy we shall feel! If the parish is converted we shall go there in procession with the parish priest at the head. . . We must get to heaven! What a pity it would be if some of you were to find yourselves on the other side!”

Ifs Feels Would Be Heaven Sides Dear Pity Priests Endeavor Procession Parish Parish Priest

Author:Jean-Marie Le Pen

“Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse, retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public.”

Long Poetry Poet Ancient Priests Muse Parish Retailing Parish Priest

Book:The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Art, Volume VII, Book Four

Source: The Life of Reason Or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Art, Volume VII, Book Four

“But now I see well the old proverb is true: That parish priest forgetteth that ever he was a clerk!”

Wells Forget Priests Clerks Parish Old Proverb Parish Priest

Book:Two Tudor

Source: Two Tudor

“Sunday afternoons at a parish center - or a community center - is familiar territory for me.”

Community Familiar Sunday Territory Afternoon Parish Sunday Afternoons Community Centers Parish Priest

Author:Denis McDonough