Ann Dowd Quotes
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I was baptized a Baptist, but I'm just Christian, as far as I'm concerned. I could go in any church, doesn't matter if it's Baptist, Protestant, Episcopal, or Catholic.
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I was raised Catholic.
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If you are an Arabic-speaking, Greek-Orthodox going to a French school it makes you deeply sceptical if you have to listen to three different accounts of the Crusades - one from the Muslim side, one from the Greek side and one from the Catholic side.
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I was raised Catholic, but the devil was never with a pitchfork.
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My mom's family is Russian Jewish, and my dad's Puerto Rico Catholic, so it's kind of a weird mix.
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Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.
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I don't go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed in that Catholic mould that I don't think I could adopt any other form of spirituality. I still get feelings of consolation about churches.
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I read a lot on the subject and had many conversations, and I have come to the conclusion that the Catholic Church is a force for evil.
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I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.'
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It is commonly said that a teacher fails if he has not been surpassed by his students. There has been no failure on our part in this regard considering how far they have gone.
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Nightclubs are the equivalent of a Catholic Church in a poor country. You hear a lot of stuff about churches filled with gold while the people are starving. But what elitists don't get is that for poor people, the church is their own mansion. Nightclubs fill the same function.
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When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the only church at that time-it was a nationalist conflict.
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The Catholic Church is a weird church. Much mysticism is sown broadspread from its ritual mysteries till it extends into the very lives of its constituents and parishoners.
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I was a fervent Catholic, and I belonged to the national organizations, even becoming one of the national leaders, until the age of 21, 22.
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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.
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I went to a Catholic school with 40 kids total. There were no cliques, but I suppose I was the 'sporty good girl.'
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When I was a young boy, my father taught me that to be a good Catholic, I had to confess at church if I ever had impure thoughts about a girl. That very evening, I had to rush to confess my sin. And the next night, and the next. After a week, I decided religion wasn't for me.
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The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than are Catholic women.
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Catholics Come Home inspires each of us to share God’s love with others, in order to help change the world for the better, for eternity!
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While Franklin's quiet memory climbs to heaven,Calming the lightning which he thence hath riven,Or drawing from the no less kindled earthFreedom and peace to that which boasts his birth;While Washington's a watchword, such as ne'erShall sink while there's an echo left to air.
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We will not take this nation by storm or by stealth or by surprise. We will win it by work.
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It is time for us to make a real commitment to our rural communities by expanding broadband, by supporting our farmers, by building affordable housing and taking on rural poverty. That's how we leave no one behind.
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Two of my aunts are Catholic sisters.
