Christ Quotes
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Atheism: It seeks to replace in itself the moral power of religion, in order to appease the spiritual thirst of parched humanity and save it; not by Christ, but by force.
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Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they were Christ Himself.
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We are all missionaries. Wherever we go we either bring people nearer to Christ or we repel them from Christ.
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It is a time of darkness, of faith. We shall not see Christ's radiance in our lives yet; it is still hidden in our darkness; nevertheless, we must believe that He is growing in our lives; we must believe it so firmly that we cannot help relating everything, literally everything, to this almost incredible reality.
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With Christ, it is not how much we give, but what we do not give that is the real test.
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We must see Christ in the disturbing disguise of the poor.
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In the lost boyhood of Judas, Christ was betrayed.
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Just as you did not come to Christ on your own, neither will you remain in Christ on your own.
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If Jesus can live in you and you are no different than the world around you, something got short circuited because Jesus makes a difference.
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One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He reveals things in order that we may take the burden of these souls before Him and form the mind of Christ about them. It is not that we bring God into touch with our minds, but that we rouse ourselves until God is able to convey His mind to us about the one for whom we intercede.
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I had quite a religious upbringing. I gave my life over to Christ at 11. I took it back when I was about 14.
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If you do not love Christ, let me tell you plainly what is the reason. You have no sense of debt to him.
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I have not suffered a lot for Christ, but I want to tell you that those times that I have suffered and I knew it was for Jesus, have been some of the happiest times of my entire life.
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Christ - an anarchist who succeeded.
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Christ is more of an artist than the artists; he works in the living spirit and the living flesh, he makes men instead of statues.
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Christ was crucified because he would have nothing to do with the crowd (even though he addressed himself to all). He did not want to form a party, an interest group, a mass movement, but wanted to be what he was, the truth, which is related to the single individual. Therefore everyone who will genuinely serve the truth is by that very fact a martyr. To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd.
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O how unspeakable is this Sacrament which sets our affections ablaze with charity. ... It is the fulfillment of Christ's Mystical Body.
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It's true the Holy Spirit alone can reproduce the character of our Lord Jesus, and we must always abide in Christ. But the Bible also makes us active partners in the process, and we must be diligent to do our part. "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed".
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Prayer is the one prime, eternal condition by which the Father is pledged to put the Son in possession of the world. Christ prays through His people. Had there been importunate, universal, and continuous prayer by God's people, long ere this the earth had been possessed for Christ.
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Thinking as I do that the Creator of this world is a very cruel being, and being a worshipper of Christ, I cannot help saying: ''the Son, O how unlike the Father!'' First God Almighty comes with a thump on the head. Then Jesus Christ comes with a balm to heal it.
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It is impossible to preach Christ, except thou preach against antichrist.
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When we have accepted Jesus Christ, we have become akin to the Father; having become real children of God, we then have the spirit of sonship by which we can come into His presence and make known our wants in a familiar way.
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When my thirst for joy is satisfied by Christ, sin becomes unattractive.
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In every passerby, everywhere - Christ . . . He is in everyone - there can be no outcasts.
