Pastoral Resources

Children frequently sing meaningful phrases to themselves over and over again before they learn to make a distinction between singing and saying.

All the characters in my films are fighting these problems, needing freedom, trying to find a way to cut themselves loose, but failing to rid themselves of conscience, a sense of sin, the whole bag of tricks.

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.

In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and temptations, allurements of sin and snares of death, that continually exercise his virtue.

There will always be some kid who's the new Kurt Cobain writing great lyrics and singing from his soul. The problem is they're not marketing that anymore or putting it out there.

I am here because I think it was a terrible sin of the west to allow those years of war.

Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.

I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that I'm forgiven for it?

The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we go down without taking notice on't.

We may not commit a lesser Sin under pretence to avoid a greater, but we may, nay we ought to endure the greatest Pain and Grief rather than commit the least Sin.

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style.

It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater.

What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.

There is no singing anymore, everything is yelling and shouting and rapping and that is real boring to a guy like me.

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.