The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.
Copy Quote View & ShareBut I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person.
Copy Quote View & ShareI write about everything, but I just - how faith filters through all that and colors your opinion of other people and life and all that.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.
Copy Quote View & ShareAll wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.
Copy Quote View & ShareEach of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult.
Copy Quote View & ShareFaith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation.
Copy Quote View & ShareI didn't grow up around my father. I didn't really grow up around my mother, either. I was raised by a community of people. Spiritually speaking, my father is in Heaven, and that is who I look to for all my answers. And that's why my faith is very strong and why my passion is strong.
Copy Quote View & ShareErosion of faith and trust in government - that is the real problem that confronts us.
Copy Quote View & ShareFaith is not about serving some tyrant in the sky that says, 'You need to get your act together.' Faith is about having a loving father who says, 'Hey, listen... I'm here with you. I'm going to hold your hand. Just rock with me.'
Copy Quote View & ShareFaith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm a great mother because of my intentions on being a great mother; I'm a good friend because I'm loyal; I'm a good daughter because I've hopefully made my mother proud; I'm a great human being because I accept that there's a spiritual being underneath it all. I've always been a woman of faith.
Copy Quote View & ShareI don't think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesn't at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang.
Copy Quote View & ShareNo man has ceased to believe in God before having decided that he should not exist; no book would produce atheism, and no book can restore faith.
Copy Quote View & ShareFaith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite.
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