Donald Wuerl famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Everything we see in a Catholic church is there for a single purpose: to tell a love story.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Catholic #Church #Purpose
Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta were revered even during their lifetime; but both made frequent use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Mother #Saint #Use
People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs.
-- Donald Wuerl

#People #Able #Belief
Gods revelation has always been in deeds. Gods interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those who interpret the actions, and then there are those who write down the interpretations of the actions.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Writing #Deeds #Action
I can say with total conviction that it was the Holy Spirit that chose, guided the election of Pope Francis.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Spirit #Election #Pope
In the pulpit, were supposed to present the teaching with all of its unvarnished clarity, but when you step out of the pulpit, you have to meet people where they are and try to walk with them.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Teaching #People #Trying
There are serious problems that have to do with the environment, that have to do with the way in which we live and consume.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Way #Serious #Problem
Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our faith teaches us, is meant for everyone. It is our vocation to bring it to as many people as possible.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Children #People #Joy
What the church is really concerned about is what endures.
-- Donald Wuerl

#Church #Endure #Concerned

I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so.
The fact that the Vatican is concluding a treaty with the new Germany means the acknowledgement of the National Socialist state by the Catholic Church. This treaty shows the whole world clearly and unequivocally that the assertion that National Socialism is hostile to religion is a lie.
I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don't agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head.
It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
The greatest gift a church can receive is to have a group of families who take their responsibilitie s with such Christian seriousness that they are willing to completely alter their lifestyle to raise up disciples for Jesus Christ.
Lutheranism restricted itself to an exclusively ecclesiastical and theological character, while Calvinism put its impress in and outside the church upon every aspect of human life.
A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.
I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose.
I'm of Nigerian descent, from the Yoruba tribe. Names are very significant in that culture. It basically states your purpose in life.
Having a purpose is the little secret of the nonpretties. Something to do always beats something to look at.

Donald Wuerl famous quotes

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