The Red Coat Quotes

“May God bless you and keep you. May God’s light shine upon you, and may God be gracious to you. May you feel God’s presence within you always, and may you find peace.”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“When the priest appeared before Ruth Ann, she did as she had practiced for weeks—eyes closed, mouth open, tongue out, receive the Holy Host, mouth closed—and minded Sister Catherine Aloysius’s careful instruction. “Don’t chew. Let it melt a bit, then swallow. This is, after all, children, the Body of Christ. We don’t want to be biting the Body of Christ.”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. JUDITH MARTIN, A.K.A. MISS MANNERS”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“You are the peace of all things calm You are the place to hide from harm You are the light that shines in dark. CELTIC PRAISE”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“Three-deckers provided somewhat affordable housing for families of modest means. The sturdy buildings held three or six flats and a small back porch for each. This ingenious urban design was driven by the influx of immigrants during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“The Irish are positively magical at bringing lost causes back to life.”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. But, it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been. Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day. GREAT EXPECTATIONS CHARLES DICKENS”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“The discipline of daily prayer and knowing the love of God will help get them through life’s ups and downs.”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“An Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“However, the twenty-year-old new mother went about her business in Southie, head held high, just as her mother had taught every child in their family to do on the other side of “misbehavin’,” after first making things right with God. “Sure and there’s shame to be had by us all, but isn’t that why Jesus Himself died on the Cross? That we might have forgiveness and a new beginnin’? Go to confession now, say your Act of Contrition, do your penance, and get on with it. For if you don’t, it will eat you alive, guilt will. No mopin’ about over old business!”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. ANONYMOUS”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“Most all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world. KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“May God be with you and bless you. May you see your children’s children. May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings. May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward. IRISH BLESSING”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“If you’re not a part of the problem or the solution, it’s not yours to tell.”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures. IRISH BLESSING”
― Dolley Carlson, The Red Coat