Top 1200 Irish Catholic Quotes & Sayings - Page 18
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Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Peter Stanford is a writer on religious and ethical matters. He was for four years editor of the 'Catholic Herald.'
You know, I was the class clown in Catholic school, but I never thought I would make a living out of it!
Though I have usually posed as a Catholic, I have not done my duty for 15 years, and have not the slightest tincture of faith left.
I was brought up a Catholic, so I suppose I have to believe in the goodness of human beings. I think we're not so bad after all.
I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic.
One of the big things for me that's been exciting is seeing the Asian-American community coming out, because I'm Filipino and Swedish and Irish.
I no longer represent any organized religion. I'm not Catholic. I'm not Christian. I'm saying this because I have to be an outsider for Christ.
For me growing up, I had a Christian upbringing, and I just noticed this Catholic influence in school.
The Catholic Church is wealthier than Coca-Cola, but takes from some of the poorest people in the world.
The idea of being a practicing Catholic, it's - for me, it's like - I need a lot of practice, you know what I mean?
I'm a spiritual person. I'm not very religious. I was raised Catholic, but I am influenced a lot by Buddhism and Hinduism.
We slit the Catholic throat, stoned the poor on such slogans as wish you could hear and love is all we need.
Making your dad happy is - especially for an Italian Catholic girl, I'll tell you - it feels really good.
Irish is the prominent nationality in the family, but beyond that, I really don't know. I see a lot of artistic or creative influence coming through on my mother's side.
The things of Catholic life are never boring because we have such a rich tradition and so many stories to tell.
It is the strength of our culture that we can have Sonia Gandhi, who is Catholic, a Sikh prime minister, and a Muslim president.
I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.
I went to a Catholic school with 40 kids total. There were no cliques, but I suppose I was the sporty good girl.
I did the same thing as every Irish person who comes to New York. I arrived on a Wednesday, and by Saturday night, I was pulling pints at a pub in the Bronx.
Neither the true faith nor eternal salvation is to be found outside the Holy Catholic Church.
I was raised as a Catholic, but I got up to go to church because I thought I'd be hit by a bolt of lightning if I didn't.
I love flying the flag for Irish designers like Joanne Hynes, Simone Rocha, Natalie B Coleman, Lennon Courtney and Helen Steele.
Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic: Those are sort of three layers of repression.
The great thing about the beach they use in 'Home & Away' is that they can't kick you off it, so there were always tons of Irish people on it all the time.
A huge part of Irish dance is balance, which is so good for any kind of combat - just being aware of your body.
I love the Irish for their attachment to the faith and for many amiable and noble qualities, but they are deficient in good sense, sound judgement, and manly character.
The French-Cajun culture is similar to mine - they're Catholic, they play accordions, and they eat hot chiles.
My mother was French Protestant, and my father was Italian Catholic, and their union was an excess of God, guilt and sauce.
My parents were extremely liberal. They didn't believe in being Catholic or Protestant, and that was a big deal at the time.
I've always liked it here. Part of me is Irish. My family comes from the west coast, so whenever I come to Ireland I get a wee tingling in my heart that I'm where I belong.
I describe myself as a "spiritual sampler," raised Catholic, been Baptist, Methodist, and a Unity member.
I went to a catholic public school St Helens and learned English by watching bugs bunny cartoons.
Children who were very truly pious in a Catholic childhood are apt to retain a nostalgia for the absolute.
I got a GED based on Catholic school seventh-grade education, really. I didn't make it that far.
I myself am Catholic, and many Catholics have values that are a priority for Republicans, especially as they relate to marriage and life.
Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course.
I was reared a Catholic but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What's it all about?
I think the best part of being Catholic, strange as it might sound, is that I know it's right. It's true.
The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.
I am a Congregationalist with Catholic sensibilities. Which probably explains how I ended up in a Episcopal church.
There's something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar - even in this fake-ass Irish pub.
Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this cold age of intellect and skepticism.
Ireland kind of reminds me of Jamaicans - there are a lot of Irish people in Jamaica. It's the blend of their easy-going nature, cool mentality, and warmth.
I love creating stories, dreaming up characters and breathing life into them. From several generations of Irish storytellers, I think that's what I was born to do.
Our Family is deeply honoured to see the Irish Government taking this enormous interest in the development of the Kennedy Homestead Visitor attraction.
I find being Irish quite a wearing thing. It takes so much work because it is a social construction. People think you are going to be this, this, and this.
My mom could afford to put us in a Catholic school for grades one through seven, but not after that.
I read a lot of G.K. Chesterton. It was a fairly conventional intellectual path to the Catholic church, I would say.
I needed something deeper than the Catholic faith, and Buddha helps me control myself.
I was baptised a Catholic and, although I'm not a churchgoer now, I do have a strong sense of the integrity of doing what you believe to be true.
Our communities have been deeply enhanced by immigration, be it of Irish Catholics across the constituency or of Muslims from Gujarat in India or from Pakistan, principally from Kashmir.
With my Roman Catholic upbringing, I have a set of principles that serve me well in good times and bad.
Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic - those are sort of three layers of repression.
I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.
The Irish didn't read and write for a couple of thousand years, and I think we developed good memories and recall. We have a sense of the revelatory detail. I look for them.
Los Angeles is not going to be a big naive step for me. I know it's tough out there, but I do think there's a place for Irish actors in that market.
My mom's family is Russian Jewish, and my dad's Puerto Rico Catholic, so it's kind of a weird mix.
Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing in a nation so haunted by history.
I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.
What God lacks is convictions- stability of character. He ought to be a Presbyterian or a Catholic or something- not try to be everything.
