Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) We have a duty to pursue the Truth, to live it and preach it to others.  And that means we need to respect the beliefs and greatness of other people and work with them to build a more humane world in every legitimate way we can.  But we can never allow that to stop us from witnessing and advancing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with every breath we take.  The only guarantee of real human freedom is God and the truest path to God is through the cross of Jesus Christ. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. [This is just one of the 1200 inspiring and challenging quotations you will find in Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire! Words to Challenge, Inspire and Instruct ]

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) When we see a scarcity of priests, sisters, brothers, lay ministers or parishioners, the answer to the problem is not to compromise and call for less commitment.   Instead, the solution is to proclaim the radical nature of the gospel and pray more intensely for workers to obey God’s call. (From One Bread, One Body , September 30, 1999)