Pastoral Resources

Faith is building on what you know is here, so you can reach what you know is there.

Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith.

We receive by faith and we keep it by faith.

It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge.

If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied.

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.

Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.

Americans are fascinated by their own love of shopping. This does not make them unique. It's just that they have more to buy than most other people on the planet. And it's also an affirmation of faith in their country.

When prayer removes distrust and doubt and enters the field of mental certainty, it becomes faith; and the universe is built on faith.

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

If I were dying my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.