Faith Quotes

Belief in something greater, whether divine, human, or simply possible.

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"The vow of celibacy is not about rejecting love but offering it universally."
Henri Nouwen
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"The spiritual life requires that we become vulnerable to the movements of God."
Henri Nouwen
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"The practice of lectio divina opens us to encounter the living God in Scripture."
Henri Nouwen
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"The spiritual path is not about escaping the world but engaging it with love."
Henri Nouwen
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"We are sustained by the communion of saints who have gone before us."
Henri Nouwen
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"We must learn to trust that God's love is stronger than our failures."
Henri Nouwen
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"The spiritual life is characterized by increasing freedom and deepening love."
Henri Nouwen
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"Faith is trust in the nature of existence."
Rupert Spira
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"We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on our difficulties."
Thomas Merton
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"Every person is a unique expression of God's love and creativity."
Thomas Merton
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"We are not called to be successful, but to be faithful."
Thomas Merton
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"Every encounter with another person is a potential meeting with God."
Thomas Merton
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"We must preach not merely with words, but with the fire of our conviction."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Grace is not earned; it is received with an open heart."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The measure of faith is the measure of sacrifice."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The soul finds its home in communion with truth."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"The seed of faith grows in the soil of surrender."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"We are not called to succeed, but to be faithful."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"We become holy not by avoiding the world, but by transforming it."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"God is not homophobic."
Richard Rohr
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"True prayer is letting go of the illusion that we are in charge."
Richard Rohr
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"God loves the sinner while hating the sin."
Richard Rohr
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"When we can hold the contradictions, we mature spiritually."
Richard Rohr
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"The God I know is not concerned with morality as much as transformation."
Richard Rohr
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"You cannot have a mature spirituality unless you have been betrayed and abandoned."
Richard Rohr
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"The cross is the historical revelation of God's radical love."
Richard Rohr
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"Holiness is wholeness; it means embracing all of life."
Richard Rohr
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"God is much more interested in your transformation than your information."
Richard Rohr
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"We are all sinners, and we are all saints, all at the same time."
Richard Rohr
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"God does not punish us for our sins; God punishes us with our sins."
Richard Rohr