How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard Quotes

“As good as following the rules and learning the Catechism are, they do not make sense without a personal relationship with Christ.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“The important thing is that if you wish to grow in your spiritual life, you have to get used to saying no to yourself in small ways so that you can be open to God’s grace in big ways.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“If you find yourself in a leadership position in a Catholic organization on campus, you’ll need to accept that there are other ways of looking at the Faith apart from your own. If you try to force your views on everyone else, you will waste time and damage the community. Instead, try to appreciate the incredible diversity that comes from being part of the universal Church.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“The point of everything, the meaning of life, is to know and love God and be drawn into His life in the Trinity.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“Lord, I am here because I love you. I believe that you are here and that you see me. I adore you with profound reverence; I ask your pardon for my sins, and for the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“I think that the problem that Catholics have, then, is not a lack of familiarity with the Bible so much as an indifference toward it from repeated exposure to the same passages.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“Prayer is about God, not about our feelings.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“in heaven God’s will is done perfectly all the time.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“Make an effort to find those people who inspire you to live out your faith.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students

“We need each other because none of us get to have it all. In our arrogance, we think that we can handle everything on our own, but we each have a profound need for connection and accountability.”
― Aurora Griffin, How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard: 40 Tips for Faithful College Students