catholics-from-canada

"He is noted for his zeal, industry, and courtesy, and is held in high esteem by all classes."

"If it is, at all times, our duty to have recourse to prayer, to obtain from God that He would bless our labors, and grant ns the graces of which we stand in need, what urgent motives have we not, at the present moment, to raise our voices in prayer in order that, ever mindful of the promises made to His Church, God would enlighten and direct the Bishops who are about to assemble in His name to consult on the present wants of the Church in this Province and to make those regulations which may appear to them conducive to the spiritual welfare of those committed to their charge."

"In making up the assessment of due salary, Christian masters with a conscience in them must not only be just, that is strict duty, but they must be beyond that point. They are to remember that they have to deal with brethren and must not grieve them; they must be of a giving and generous mood."

"The Catholic religion is not only holding its own, but advancing rapidly in Newfoundland. The most harmonious relations exist between the different denominations, which are only interrupted on occasions of public excitement, when persons aspiring to political position and honours do not scruple to stir up feelings of religious bigotry and theological hatred among the more simple-minded of the people. A great future is opening up for the country."

"The amount of work before the missionaries may be better imagined than described, but though unworthy and poor instruments in the hands of Him to show forth the might of his arm, chose to procure the salvation of mankind by the ministry not of angels, but of men, they put their whole trust and confidence in Him."

"Beloved alike by Protestants and Catholics, and revered for his gentleness and his apostolic zeal on behalf of the poor and lowly."

"I have tried to proceed methodically and with all the clearness possible, so as to be easily understood by persons not familiar with theological studies. God grant that I may attain the end I have in view, and dissipating the doubts which beset many minds, confirm them in the truth, or lead them into the bosom of the Catholic Church!"

"The episcopal dignity is no favor, it is a heavy burden, it is a ministry terrible to the angels themselves, the dangers and responsibilities of which we understand, to day better than ever."

"Archbishop Taché had to a considerable extent shaped the destinies of the Canadian West. He was a writer of no mean order. His literary productions have a special aroma of delicacy and, at times, quiet wit, which denote the well-bred gentleman, and his French is remarkably pure and free from foreign elements."

"We had to penetrate into a country never yet visited by a Catholic priest. The rivers, lakes, mountains, prairies, forests and hills of Oregon would soon resound with the praises of the Holy Name of Jesus ; the cross would be planted from place to place, from shore to shore, on a space of one thousand leagues which we had yet to travel, and the word of Him who said that that sign would attract all to Him in the person of these poor wandering sheep to which we were sent. What a joy! What a sweet consolation for missionaries!"

"Remarkable for his piety and learning, he played throughout sixty years a potent part in the religious, and even in the civil, life of Canada."

"Canada, where the harvest was white and the laborers few, called forth for dispensers of the word of truth and of the mysteries of God. This was particularly the case in the diocese of Ottawa."

"Joseph-Thomas Duhamel, second bishop and first Archbishop of Ottawa, whose episcopate of thirty-four years brought the diocese to its present prosperous state, will figure in the ecclesiastical history of Canada, as a prudent, saintly, and indefatigable worker. A country parish-priest before ascending the episcopal throne, he continued to lead the laborious life of an ordinary priest. His episcopal visitation was his only holiday."

"The amount of national and racial hatred in the Christian world at a given time is the measure of the danger to which the unity of the Church is exposed, and the highest interest of the Holy Father as the guardian of this unity, is the removal of the causes of hatred by a safe and lasting peace."

"In this wide Dominion there is no province, in my judgement, in which a man may be more proud to be a citizen than my native province of Quebec. I have no apologies to make for her."

"Toronto is a difficult city to manage both for the Church and the State and while I hope to be conciliatory no doubt there will be local religious storms sometimes."

"Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition."

"We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically. And we knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused or the victim. This fiction was useful."

"The multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied – the WTO, the UN, the COP – the architecture, the very architecture of collective problem solving are under threat. And as a result, many countries are drawing the same conclusions that they must develop greater strategic autonomy, in energy, food, critical minerals, in finance and supply chains. And this impulse is understandable. A country that can't feed itself, fuel itself or defend itself, has few options. When the rules no longer protect you, you must protect yourself."

"Argue, the middle powers must act together, because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu."

"We will need to dramatically reduce our reliance on the United States [...] We will need to pivot our trade relationships elsewhere, and we will need to do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven’t seen in generations."

"We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy."

"The old relationship we [Canada] had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over. It's clear the US is no longer a reliable partner."

"A group of English loyalists emigrated from the United States, planned the scheme of a mixed university, under the name of Royal Institution, for Catholics and Protestants alike, to be subsidized out of the revenues of the Jesuits' estates, an organization investing the State with the entire control of education and destined to destroy the faith and nationality of French Canadians. Bishop Hubert, in spite of opposition from unexpected quarters, successfully thwarted the plan"

"Cardinal Taschereau was of a silent disposition, but his speech was always pointed and effective. He was venerated by his clergy and people, who admired his Christian piety and dignified bearing."

"Bishop Prince showed untiring activity."

"The Abbé Provencher, founded on the banks of the Red River the first Western Canadian missions beyond the pale of civilization. Two years later he was consecrated bishop, and for the remaining years of his life Bishop Provencher multiplied his labours, called to his aid assistants, and sent missionaries as far as British Columbia."

"The present situation of both societies gives promise of great things to come. A remarkable thing about the church extension movement is the ready response of the wealthier class of Catholics in the United States to its appeals."

"The chief events of his administration were: the building of Nicolet College, to which he contributed the sum, large for the time, of $32,000; the foundation of the College of Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatière by the Abbé Painchaud; the educational law of 1829 which granted allowances for the creation of parish schools and the maintenance of colleges, convents, and academies already in existence; the erection in Quebec, with his help, of St. Patrick's church for the Irish."

"Primary schools multiplied everywhere, promoted by the Educational Society of Quebec and by the law of the parish schools. Colleges for secondary instruction were founded wherever needed, and several episcopal sees were erected: Kingston, Charlottetown, and Montreal. In all these movements Bishop Panet took a leading part."

"He proved himself an ardent champion of the rights of the Roman catholic population."

"Plessis, by his firm yet deferential attitude, his prudence and moderation, and his loyalty to the Crown, removed all opposition. He wisely resisted every offer of temporal betterment to maintain the fulness of his spiritual jurisdiction."

"For the schools to exist without the church they are simply public schools and for the church to exist without the schools we no longer have a means or a voice to the leaders and people of tomorrow and we will very quickly become irrelevant to society and we must not allow either of these to happen."

"My religion has always been more important than my career. I go to Mass every day. I have no intention of betraying my faith, I'd be too ashamed to show up "on the other side" in front of God."

"With its water power and admirable position at the foot of the Chaudiere Falls and at the mouth of two rivers, Bytown soon came to the front as a centre of industry. In 1848 its prospects were such that Rome raised the thriving little town to the rank of an episcopal see."

"The Bishop must be a man of communion, husbanding the talents of all members of God's people, careful not to stifle legitimate differences and engendering harmony and peace among the various tendencies prevalent among God's people. As a result, conflicts, rather than being divisive become occasions for growth. As promoter of human dignity the Bishop calls the best from all men and women through actions faithful to the Word thereby enabling the Gospel to penetrate."

"The new bishop was a highly-cultured man with rare financial ability."

"We need be proclaimers of the word of God, to do that we need to be listen to the word ourselves."

"A good bishop must be a leader, a father, and a servant – all in one person. Therefore, it is not an easy ministry. People have different needs. In my opinion, a bishop can be compared to a juggler who throws many balls in the air at the same time. A bishop also has to do many different things and achieve a delicate balance in his ministry."

"The Canadian churches have been highly supportive of Canada's public, not-for-profit, universal system of health care. Churches have historically and continue to provide health care services. Many from our community provide pastoral care to patients, families and staff. We understand that healthy communities require healthy people, that is realized only when we fulfill our collective responsibility for each other."

"A lot of people are really afraid that we are going to start imposing things through the government. I have absolutely no nostalgic feelings for that time. I want to go forward. Of course, we have nothing to impose on anyone — not the government nor the people. We want to propose but not impose. We propose and present the message and people are free to accept it."

"It is good to be told, in a world often marked by violence, poverty, and despair, that God loves us."

"Being myself a Father of the Council, I experienced personally the solidarity and collegiality which we felt as we kept on voting on the "aggiornamento" of the Church. The kind of Church which is pictured in the Council documents evidently is a church of communion with a leadership of service, the ideal of a more decentralized and open Church, with intimate relationships between clergy and laity."

"Our patience and the patience of our parishioners will be tested. But we cannot let the pandemic win. Our people need access to the Sacramental life of the Church especially now. Together we can make this work."

"For some, the abstract language of Church teaching is a barrier. Also, emphasis on the ideal can result in discouragement and a sense of exclusion. Pastoral experience indicates the importance of a model of family ministry that is led by families, creates multiple opportunities to experience the link between daily life and faith, and promotes solidarity among families."

"On an analog clock face, you can see where time has been a minute ago and where it is going. What really matters when our time is up are not the things we have acquired but the love that we have given away."

"I think it's also important for us as bishops to encourage pilgrimages here to the Holy Land, to help our people grow in their own faith of course through visits to the holy sites, but also find ways in which they themselves are able to meet face to face with their suffering brother and sister Christians, so that might also motivate their own prayer and possibly their own political advocacy on their behalf."

"I think it's fair to say that Canadian society doesn't know its communities well. We don't know ourselves. This is not only true of Catholics but of everyone. Distance doesn't help, but that's not enough. The purpose of our fund, and of the operation we are carrying out, is for us to get to know each other better. And to allow them to make themselves known, to be recognized and respected, which hasn't been the case and which is still very difficult."

"The Church as an institution personalizes a whole people on the move; it is a force for action. There is also a danger: the Church should not be limited to consecrated or clerical members but to all the baptized. Through challenges and controversies, joys and projects, the Church tries to make a central place for Christ, the Gospel and Gospel values. It is made up of human beings and, therefore, is not perfect."

"To be a missionary today I think first one must have a deep love for the people of that he's going to serve because it's a boat service it's about service of God's people and if we are faithful to the gospel Jesus always had a special love for for the little ones for the poor the old cast the elderly and I think missionary must try to always manifest that love for them."