Quotes about Community

Christian' makes a poor adjective

So the Eucharist -- in its sumptuous liturgical setting, surrounded by music, art, the word of God, and the prayer of the community -- does more than sustain the divine life in us. It delights us, as a foretaste of the heavenly banquet.

Successful evangelists are persons of the Eucharist. They are immersed in the rhythms of the Mass; they practice Eucharistic adoration; they draw the evangelized to a participation in the Body and Blood of Jesus.

I nod to a passing stranger, and the stranger nods back, and two human beings go off, feeling a little less anonymous.

Never point a finger where you never lent a hand.

The people in your life who don't need an invitation still like to get one.

You don't realize how little accuracy there is in network TV reporting until they cover a story in your hometown.

If God had intended us to be alone, there would be more pleasure in massaging our own shoulders.

No matter how reclusive we tend to be, we picture the after-life as a community of souls. It is one thing to seek privacy in this life; it is another to face eternity alone.

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.

There be three gentle and goodlie things, To be here, To be together, And to think well of one another.

You know there are some people, like Matthew and Mrs. Allen, that you can love right off without any trouble. And there are others, like Mrs. Lynde, that you have to try very hard to love. You know you ought to love them because they know so much and are such active workers in the church, but you have to keep reminding yourself of it all the time or else you forget.