Category: Quotes

“If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor. If you wish God to anticipate your wants, provide those of the needy without waiting for them to ask you.”

St. Thomas of Villanova

“If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”
-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Many people say that we need the death penalty in order to have “justice for the victims.”

But so many family members of murder victims say over and over that the death penalty is not what they want. It mirrors the evil. It extends the trauma. It does not provide closure. It creates new victims… it is revenge, not justice.

Killing is the problem, not the solution.

Shane Claiborne / Sojourners

“What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.”

Hans Urs von Balthasar, Swiss theologian

“It’s a strange thing to live in a country where you can be pro-war, pro-guns, pro-executions, and still say you are pro-life as long as you’re against abortion.”

from #RethinkingLife

Pope Francis must exercise his ministry as arguably the most identifiable and prominent Christian on earth. His plan has been to keep it simple and radically evangelical. Acutely aware that we are facing an extremely uncertain future, his message could be boiled down to this: wherever the world is heading, just make sure you take God with you. Yes, it’s that basic.

Robert Mickens in LaCroix