Those who commit these types of scandals are guilty of the spiritual equivalent of murder, but I', here among you to prevent something far worst for you. While those who give scandal are guilty of the spiritual equivalent of murder, those who take scandal- who allow scandals to destroy faith- are guilty of spiritual suicide.
- St. Francis de Sales
Not 100 in the United States hate the Roman Catholic Church, but millions hate what they mistakenly think the Roman Catholic Church is.
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ
- St. Jerome
The modern mind will accept nothing on authority, but will accept anything on no authority. Say that the Bible or the Pope says so and it will be dismissed without further examination. But preface your remark with 'I think I heard somewhere,' or, try but fail to remember the name of some professor who might have said 'such-and-such,' and it will be immediately accepted as an unshakable fact.
- G.K. Chesterton
The most powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it.
- Saint Vincent de Paul
I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple, But God declared: 'Go down again - I dwell among the people.'
- Bl. Cardinal John Henry Newman
God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
- St. Ignatius of Loyola