QUOTATION: The Christian Copernican Revolution

Being a Christian means having love; it means achieving the Copernican revolution in our own existence, by which we cease to make ourselves the center of the universe, with everyone else revolving around us.

—Joseph Ratzinger, (Pope Benedict XVI)

QUOTATION: Spiritual Worldliness

Spiritual worldliness is nothing other than a radically anthropocentric attitude. This attitude would be irremediable in the case-- supposing it were possible-- of a man endowed with all spiritual perfections who did not refer them to God.

--Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis), "Corruption and  Sin",  The Way of Humility, 2005

QUOTATION: Self-Centredness

Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.

--Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Seven Words of Jesus and Mary: Lessons from Cana and Calvary

QUOTATION: Wanting to be Needed

We must get over wanting to be needed.

--C.S. Lewis