"A joyless Catholic is the devil's best tool. A joyful Catholic is God's greatest instrument."

-- Scott Hahn

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“Advertising ought to work by telling you what it is you want to tell, you should understand what you want us to do, what you want us to think, where you want us to shop.”
“All religions teach the same basic thing, that you have to stand up for those that are considered the worst.”
“Letâ€™s not ask Barbara Walters about how Muslim women feel. Letâ€™s not ask Tom Brokaw how Muslim women feel. Letâ€™s not ask CNN, ABC, FOX, The London Times, or the Australia Times. Letâ€™s not ask non-Muslims how Muslim women feel, how they live, what are their principles, and what are their challenges. If you want to be fair, ask a Muslim woman. Ask my wife. Ask my mother. Ask a Muslim woman who knows her religion, who has a relationship with her Creator, who is stable in her society, understands her responsibilities. Ask her.”
“Basketball used to be my top priority.”
“At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up a man whose faith in it was so great that he would voluntarily abandon those things which men hold good, including life, to defend it.”
“By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.”
“What happens when we acknowledge the sovereignty and power of God without trusting in His goodness and faithfulness? A pitcher who saw God's power behind his extremely unlikely rise to the big leagues wondered if, at any difficulty he encountered there, God might be taking his ability away.”
“When you're threatened, or something hard hits you, acknowledge it, embrace it. Don't pretend that you didn't get hurt - hurt, cry, think about it. And then you let it go and try something else.”

Source : "Transforming Teresa" By Gail Sheehy, www.motherjones.com. July/August 2004.

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