Mary McCarthy Quotes

I was raised in the church.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

When I see Tiffany windows in churches across the United States, I get a sense of spiritual upliftment from that.

I was brought up Catholic, and my family is still very religious.

People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.

I went to church with my grandparents sometimes and I loved it.

I wish I was a more religious person. I really admire Martin Sheen for his Catholicism. It's such a bedrock. I wish I had that in my life.

My family is very religious.

I have great respect for Catholic traditions; my family is Catholic, and it's part of my life.

People aren't religious because it's easy not to be. Like anything, it's habitual, and once it's a habit it's no longer hard.

As a practicing Catholic all my life, my faith and the church are never far from my mind. The lessons I learned in the church have structured the way I've approached my life and my career. They were lessons of grace, kindness, forgiveness, and compassion.

We took our Catholicism very seriously. We never missed Mass; our father was a lector, and both our parents taught catechism. At 3 in the afternoon on Good Friday, we gathered in the living room for 10 minutes of silence in front of a painting of the Crucifixion.

I'm not a beatnik. I'm a Catholic.

My mom is very religious - Catholic - and from a young age they brought me to the church.

I think the church should strive to give parishioners good music. Music is as necessary for worship as a building with a beautiful altar, artwork, and stained-glass windows. Together they create an environment conducive to worship and contemplation. We are not in church for entertainment, but to worship.

It always helps to have a bit of prayer in your back pocket. At the end of the day, you have to have something, and for me, that is God, Jesus, my Catholic upbringing, my faith.

Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life.

There's good things about going to church.

When I was young, I was religious.

I grew up in the church, and I feel very strongly about it.

I was raised Catholic... I fell in love with certain ideals.

The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.

I was born and raised Catholic.

God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

I was always a God guy.