Faith Quotes

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."

"Understanding is the reward of faith."

"The universe requires a Prime Mover, which we call God."

"The universe is ordered according to divine wisdom."

"The movement toward God is the movement toward perfect happiness."

"God has entrusted me with myself."

"A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors; but he cannot go to heaven without virtue."

"If you cannot do what you believe in, believe in what you do."

"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us."

"If you believe what you like in the gospels and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."

"Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, not in yourself."

"The human heart is restless until it rests in God."

"The new covenant promised new strength for the living."

"Growth in holiness must continue until our hearts are perfected in love."

"Understanding is the reward of faith; therefore do not seek to understand so that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."

"I would not believe the gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not persuade me."

"Seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand."

"Praying is talking to God, but the real work is listening."

"The greatest religion is to love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself."

"Miracles are not contrary to nature, but contrary to what we know about nature."

"Hell is not a place but a state of being separated from the love of God."

"Reason and faith need not be enemies if we understand their proper domains."

"The interpretation of sacred texts must be reconciled with what reason demonstrates to be true."

"The leap of faith is taken not in darkness but in the light of partial understanding."

"True salvation is the fear of God; true sanctity comes of a pure heart and a contrite spirit."

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for."

"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible."

"Fasting is the soul of prayer."

"Understanding is the reward of faith."

"For those who truly believe, no argument is necessary; for those who do not believe, no argument is sufficient."