Many / One
A database of 11,000+ illuminated guiding quotations in 40 categories from 600+ inspired books by our most brilliant and influential authors.
Compiled by JoAnn Kite
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"We can only grow as people by living in relationships, by in-depth communication, and by orientating ourselves towards justice and charity. Through this attitude we learn to live in 'correct proportions'." Catharina J. M. Halkes, Dutch Feminist theologian
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"Man is free, for he is in the image of divine liberty; and that is why he has the power to choose." Paul Evdokimov, Russian Orthodox theologian
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"The nearer we draw to God in our love for him, the more we are united together by love for our neighbour, and the greater our union with our neighbour, the greater is our union with God." Dorotheus of Gaza (ca. 6 ad), Greek spiritual writer
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"God is near to all who call upon him…The kingdom of heaven can be reached from every land." Samhthann (ca. 6 ad), Celtic mystic
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"He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbour." Bede (ca. 673-735), English monk
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"Christ appeared not as a philosopher or wordy doctor, or noisy deputer, or even as a wise and learned scribe, but he talked with people in complete simplicity, showing them the way of truth in the way he lived." Angela of Foligno (1248-1309), Italian mystic
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"Human nature has ineffable dignity." John Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308), Scottish Franciscan philosopher
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"If God can be found in all things, then there is nothing at all that can happen to us that we need fear." Margaret Hebblethwaite, theologian and spiritual writer
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"Love works in us and for us." John Cassian (360-435), monk and writer
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"God made us in his image and likeness. Therefore we are creators….The joy of creativeness should be ours." Dorothy Day, American Roman Catholic writer and social reformer
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"Hope is hearing the melody of the future. Faith is to dance it." Rubem Alves, contemporary Brazilian philosopher
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"Yet of God's being who shall be able to speak? Of how He is everywhere present and invisible, or of how He fills heaven and earth and every creature, according to that saying, 'Do I not fill heaven and earth? Says the Lord'…The Spirit of God, according to the prophet, has filled the round earth." Columbanus (540-615), Irish monk
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"If we go down into ourselves we find that we possess exactly what we desire." Simone Weil (1909-1943), French philosopher and mystic
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"God's glory is at work in all things. Everything that exists, exists because it is held, sustained, enlivened by God's wisdom and God's power. The Word of God who is God, God expressing himself towards his creation, wills at all times to work the mystery of his embodiment." Arthur Macdonald Allchin, contemporary British priest and writer
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"This is a sacramental universe, because God created all things visible and invisible." Donald M. Baillie, Scottish theologian
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"I ask for the angels of heaven to be among us. I ask for the abundance of peace. I ask for full vessels of charity." Brigid (d. 523), Irish nun
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"In solidarity, God speaks the language of love." Jon Sobrino, El Salvadorean liberation theologian
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"The whole sensible appearance of things is the lotus flower which is God, the country of all of us." Paulinus of Nola (d. 431), Italian bishop and poet
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"God inhabits me, creates me. I'm in God and God's in me. You can't escape God." Bill Kirkpatrick, Canadian-born Anglican priest
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"We become contemplatives when God discovers Himself in us." Thomas Merton, American Cistercian monk and writer
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"The symbols by which we structure our world have direct and substantive effect on how we act in that world." Janet Martin Soskice, British theologian
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