None are so poor…
None are so poor that they have nothing to give and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
The Church is…
The Church is not an institution devised and built at table, but a living reality. She lives along the course of time by transforming Herself, like any living being, yet Her nature remains the same. At Her heart is Christ.
— Roman Guardini (1885-1968)
Our community is…
Keep in mind that our community is not composed of those who are already saints, but of those who are trying to become saints. Therefore let us be extremely patient with each other’s faults and failures.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Because Christ comes…
Because Christ comes to us in human hands, just as he first came in a woman’s arms, no one need ever be quite alone and without human help. He comes to the loneliest, to outcasts, degenerates, strangers, to prisoners and to men and women in the condemned cell, and comes to them all in the hands of a fellow creature who is lead to them by the Spirit of Love.
–Caryll Houselander (1901-1954)
The Catholic Church…
But what is also to the point, let us note that the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning was preached by the Apostles and preserved by the Fathers. On this the Church was founded; and if anyone departs from this, he neither is, nor any longer ought to be called, a Christian.
–Saint Athanasius the Great (c. 296-373)
You can love…
You can show your love to others by not wishing that they should be better Christians.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
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