Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint.
"We need to remember that the content of our faith is not the results of personal judgement or some kind of vote. The doctrine we believe is true and reliable because it comes to us from God. The second point is that the pursuit of that faith is a lifelong responsibility, and at no point can we stop sharing the teaching of Jesus Christ with others." National Directory of Catechesis
"The teaching authority of the Church has one purpose: to hold all of us accountable to the regula fidei, the "rule of faith," that is the living Christ. The teaching authority of the Church exists to call theology to a love of the truth, not to self-absorption in its own genius." George Weigel
A note on the power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation: "Confession breaks the power of temptation in men of integrity; connection with other men sustains the victory."
"Brotherhood, once a dream and vision, has now become a dire necessity". Louis L Mann
“…the Church is everyday life and soaring speculation, liturgy and art and music, all at the same time. Learning the connections is a lifelong project, full of adventure and beauty.” George Weigel
”There are different ways in which Catholics and evangeli
cals use the word “personal” when speaking of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. For evangelicals, “personal” tends to mean immediate and individual, whereas for Catholics the personal is mediated by tradition and sacramental order.” Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief, First Things
At Peter's betrayal, when he saw that 'Look' from Jesus, he must have said,
"I shrink, at first from his loving gaze, for it is too forgiving... I must sustain that look if I am to learn to look at other people the way he looks at me." Tony DeMello
Saint Augustine