Great Proverbs, Sayings, ect

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Somebody had a great qoute on this board that went something to the effect of:
  • “The church is not a country club for saints, but a hospital for sinners.”
I love this saying, because it is a succinct response to many criticisms of the Church. I would like to add more of these sayings to my toolbelt for my conversations with people who have problems with the Catholic Church, Christianity, and Religion in general.

Thanks in advance!

(I did not want to hijack the thread on Bible qoutes, so I started this seperate thread.)
 
An old favorite from Bishop Sheen:

<<“There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church—which is, of course, quite a different thing.”>>>
 
Hijack away…my favourite quote and I don’t know who said it but it is well known…

‘Peace doesn’t start with the other person, it starts with you’

God Bless you and much peace and love to you xxx
 
My husband has one saying that he often uses when people who have been catechized poorly by the RCIA program that they came through and still retain the idea from their previous denomination that church policy is set by governing bodies who vote on what their denomination willl hold and teach on various issues - The Church is not a democracy!
 
Did Christ not mention that he came for the sick and that only the sick needs a doctor?
 
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
(If anyone recognizes this quote and knows the origin, please tell me!)
 
You may be the only Gospel that someone ever reads!

Deacon Tony SFO
 
BLB_Oregon said:
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
(If anyone recognizes this quote and knows the origin, please tell me!)
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I googled it and got all sorts of hits. The biggest names I saw as attributions were Stephen Covey and Albert Schweitzer. I think that’s probably one of those sayings whose origin is lost in history.

DaveBj
 
“The future of humanity passes through the family…” Pope John Paul II

“While all the sacraments confer grace, the Eucharist contains the author of grace, Jesus Christ Himself.” - Fr. John Hardon, S.J.

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*St Augustine places these words on Jesus’ lips to describe what happens at Holy Communion: “You will not change me into you as happens with bodily food; rather, you will be changed into me” (“Confessions”, VII, 10, 16).
 
Just a few. Stop me if you’ve heard this one:
  1. Give God what’s right, not what’s left!
  2. ‘Pray’ is a four letter word that you can say anywhere (except in a public school)
  3. Man’s way leads to a hopeless end - God’s way leads to an endless hope!
  4. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing
  5. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone!
  6. You can’t hide behind a hypocrite unless you’re smaller then he is.
  7. To be almost saved - is to be totally lost
  8. We’re too blessed to be depressed
  9. In the sentence of life the Devil may be a comma, but DO NOT LET him be the PERIOD!
  10. Don’t put a question mark where God put a period
  11. God loves everyone, but probably prefers ‘fruits of the spirit’ over religious nuts’!
  12. God grades on the cross, not the curve
  13. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come on in (Church) for a faith lift!
  14. Don’t give God instructions - just report for duty!
  15. Wal-Mart isn’t the only saving place!
  16. God doesn’t want shares of your life,
    He wants controlling interest!
  17. Don’t wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
  18. A family altar can alter a family
  19. We don’t change the message, the message changes us
  20. This Church is ‘Prayer’ conditioned!
  21. When God ordains, He sustains
  22. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning!
  23. Plan ahead - it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark
  24. Most people want to serve God - but only in an advisory capacity
  25. Having truth decay? Brush up on your Bible!
  26. Exercise daily - walk with the Lord!
  27. If you’ve got enough of Jesus to get to heaven, you have enough of Jesus to get you to church
  28. The perfect Church - for those who aren’t
  29. Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous
  30. Remember the banana - when it left the bunch it got skinned
  31. Wisdom has two parts: 1) Having a lot to say 2) Not saying it
  32. Hem your day with prayer and it will be less apt to ravel at the edges
  33. Never give the devil a ride! He will always want to drive!
  34. Watch your step carefully! Every one else does!
  35. A clean conscience makes a soft pillow
  36. Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it
  37. You can tell how big a person is by what it takes
    to discourage him
  38. He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else
  39. A fellow who says it can’t be done is likely to be interrupted by someone doing it
  40. Kindness is difficult to give away 'cause it keeps coming back
  41. He who angers you controls you!
  42. Worry is the darkroom in which ‘negatives’ are developed
  43. Plenty of folks give the Lord credit - few give him cash!
  44. Give Satan an inch and he’ll be a ruler
  45. For all you do, His blood’s for you!
  46. Forbidden fruits creates many jams
  47. Be ye fishers of men, you catch them - He will clean them
  48. Deciding not to choose is still making a choice
  49. God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called
  50. Read The Bible - It Will Scare The Hell Out Of You!
  51. If God is your Co-pilot - Swap seats!
  52. If you’re going thru Hell, the thing is not to stop, but to keep on going
  53. We are called not only to comfort the afflicted, but sometimes to afflict the comfortable
The Lord of the universe wants mercy and not sacrifice. St. Gregory of Nazienzen
 
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