"And I beheld, and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth.... [Apocalypse (Revelation) 8:13]
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Chesterton: On Religion and Faith
Chesterton: On Religion and Faith
Some great quotes from Chesterton accompanied by a short video from Father Hesse.
Religion and Faith
“One of the chief uses of religion is that it makes us remember our
coming from darkness, the simple fact that we are created.” – The Boston Sunday Post, 1/16/21
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our
enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.” – ILN, 7/16/10
“If there were no God, there would be no atheists.” – Where All Roads Lead, 1922
“There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.” – ILN, 1/13/06
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” – Chapter 5, What’s Wrong With The World, 1910
“The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.” – Introduction to the Book of Job, 1907
“It has been often said, very truely, that religion is the thing
that makes the ordinary man feel extraordinary; it is an equally
important truth that religion is the thing that makes the extraordinary
man feel ordinary.” – Charles Dickens
“The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments
is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion, but, on
the contrary, of its liberality and humanity. It is shorter to state the
things forbidden than the things permitted: precisely because most
things are permitted, and only a few things are forbidden.” – ILN 1-3-20
“These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.” – ILN 8-11-28
“Puritanism was an honourable mood; it was a noble fad. In other words, it was a highly creditable mistake.” – Blake
