Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.
- St. Augustine
Faith is a gift, but also, at the same time, an achievement.
- Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy - the root of all that is evil, and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud.
- St. Vincent de Paul
If we are worth anything, it is not because we have more money or more talent, or more human qualities. Insofar as we are worth anything, it is because we are grafted on to Christ's life, his cross and resurrection. That is a person's measure.
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
Neither I nor anyone in the Church would ever tolerate hatred of or prejudice towards any of the Lord's children.
- Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Two places you're guaranteed a miracle: the altar and the womb.
- Peter Kreeft
Discovering the Church is apt to be a slow procedure but it can only take place if you have a free mind and no vested interest in disbelief.
- Flannery O'Connor