For Catholics before Vatican II, the land of the free was pre-eminently the land of Sister Says-except, of course, for Sister, for whom it was the land of Father Says.

Quote by Wilfrid Sheed

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The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.

The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it...

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

I picked up the writing on the very day he died. It was the only...

Every writer is a writer of the generation before.

Every writer is a writer of the generation before.

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian

Our culture is superior because our religion is Christianity and that is the truth that...

Our culture is superior because our religion is Christianity and that is the truth that...

A guilty suffering spirit is more open to grace than an apathetic or smug soul.

A guilty suffering spirit is more open to grace than an apathetic or smug soul.

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly....

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly....

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses...

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses...

Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is...

Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is...

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot...

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot...

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much...

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much...

A Christian is a man who feels repentance on Sunday for what he did on...

A Christian is a man who feels repentance on Sunday for what he did on...

Christianity does not remove you from the world and its problems; it makes you fit...

Christianity does not remove you from the world and its problems; it makes you fit...

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only...

Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only...

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being...

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being...

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in...

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in...