Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Thea Bowman

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Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Thea Bowman was a Black Catholic religious sister, teacher, and scholar who made a major contribution to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward her fellow African Americans. She became an evangelist among her people, assisted in the production of an African American Catholic hymnal, and was a popular speaker on faith and spirituality in her final years. She also helped found the National Black Sisters Conference to provide support for African-American women in Catholic religious institutes. In 2018, she was designated a Servant of God.

December 29, 1937 - March 30, 1990

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God is present in everything. In the universe in creation, in me and all that happens to me, in my brothers and sisters, in the church - everywhere.

Thea Bowman

Remember who you are and whose you are.

Thea Bowman

I try to make sense of life. I try to keep myself open to people and to laughter and to love and to have faith.

Thea Bowman

I find that when I am involved in the business of life, when I'm working with people, particularly with children, I feel better. A kind of strength and energy comes with that.

Thea Bowman

God has given me the grace to see some of the seeds that I have sown bear good fruit, and I am so grateful.

Thea Bowman

Part of my approach to my illness has been to say I want to choose life, I want to keep going, I want to live fully until I die.

Thea Bowman

I know that suffering gives us new perspectives and helps us to clarify our real value. I know that suffering has helped me to clarify my relationships ... Perhaps suffering stops us in our tracks and forces us to confront what is real within ourselves and in our environment.

Thea Bowman

I think the difference between me and some people is that I'm content to do my little bit. Sometimes people think they have to do big things in order to make change. But if each one would light a candle we'd have a tremendous light.

Thea Bowman

I know that God is using me in ways beyond my comprehension.

Thea Bowman

Top 9 Quotes & Sayings by Thea Bowman

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