“It is a sacred gladness for us to celebrate the holy birth of Jesus Christ.”
“We don’t survive to live. We live to survive.”
“We will be stronger, if we love each other.”
“Would you prefer to believe in a world created by mere chance that is utterly meaningless or would you prefer to believe in a world created with a purpose by an intelligent designer who loves you personally? Complete nothingness and lack of hope vs a life lived incredibly joyfully... The answer is oh so clear to myself.”
“لا تسمح للواقع ان يصيبك بالاحباط ... استمع إلى الكلمة ، فهي تقدم وعودا عظمى و ثمينة تناسب كل ظرف تمر به”
“The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows. For the aim and object of apostolic works is that all who are made sons of God by faith and baptism should come together to praise God in the midst of His Church, to take part in the sacrifice, and to eat the Lord s supper.”
“Over the past two hundred years philosophy has shaken off Christian faith. It has not given up Christianity s cardinal error -the belief that humans are radically different from all other animals.”
“The Buddha promised release from something we all understand: suffering. By contrast, no one can say what was the original sin, and no one understands how the suffering of Christ can redeem it.”
“Knowledge is light. God is light. God is knowledge.”
“The spiritual fire defines the strength of faith.”
“I have faith in your eternal, comprehensive plan, and I believe that someday I will be able to see that you have made my life a beautiful tapestry. Right now I can see only sections of the back, with all of its knots and loose ends. But I trust that someday in heaven I will see the front in its entirety—the picture of world history and my own life from your perspective. How amazing that will be! So today give me the grace to interpret unexpected and even unwelcome circumstances as part of your grand plan. When I do, I know I ll be able to embrace both the good and the bad, knowing that you are weaving a beautiful picture with my life.”
“Jesus Christ is the Messiah.”
“No one whose steps are truly ordered by God will ever attempt to walk over another human being.”
“But God has set no traps for us. Quite the contrary. He has summoned us to the only true and full freedom.”
“For years I viewed my interaction with the Bible as a debit account: I had a need, so I went to the Bible to withdraw an answer. But we do much better to view our interaction with the Bible as a savings account: I stretch my understanding daily, I deposit what I glean, and I patiently wait for it to accumulate in value, knowing that one day I will need to draw on it.”
“...I believe that doubts, honestly expressed and wrestled with, produce a faith that is stronger and more intimate than doubts suppressed under the veneer of faith.”
“Adam returned his gaze to the cross. The Jesus was hurting. Guilt simmered and then boiled in him. Jesus had a whole world of suffering and horror to worry about and here Adam was in all his punk puniness. He didn t want to add to Jesus s burdens, but... Sorry about that. Look, I know you re busy and I don t want to get greedy with your time, but still, if you could just help me... If you could find a minute, please, please, please, dear sweet Jesus, fix me.”