Quotes about Traditions

I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.

It is essential that we reflect on the messages that were handed down to us, submitting them to Christ and his Word.

Certainly, the contradiction of tensions and divisions between the followers of different religious traditions, sadly, cannot be denied. However, is it not also the case that often it is the ideological manipulation of religion, sometimes for political ends, that is the real catalyst for tension and division, and at times even violence in society?

The story of the Syro-Phoenician makes women's contribution to one of the most crucial traditions in early Christian beginnings historically available. Through such an analysis, the Syro-Phoenician can become visible again as one of the apostolic foremothers of Gentile Christians. By moving her into the center of the debate about the mission to the Gentiles, the historical centrality of Paul in this debate becomes relativized.

Christians must pioneer new ways to bind ourselves to Scripture, to our traditions, and to each other—not for mere survival, but so that the church can be the authentic light of Christ to a world lost in darkness.

Every country has things to be proud of and to celebrate.

It's hard to rest knowing that millions of people merely carry on religious traditions but don't actually reach God.