Ron Ribiat
Ron Ribiat is an author at Religion News Service.
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Quote of the Day: Sixth-grade football player Caroline Pla
By Ron Ribiat — February 25, 2013
“First they said it was a boy’s sport. Then they said it was a safety issue. Then they said it was inappropriate touching. I think they are just constantly looking for excuses to not change it.” – Sixth-grader Carolina Pla of Bucks County, Pa., who wants to keep playing football at her Catholic school though […]
Quote of the Day: Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call owner Jim Cegielski
By Ron Ribiat — February 22, 2013
“We have stories about child molesters, murders and all kinds of vicious, barbaric acts of evil committed by heinous criminals on our front page, and yet we never receive a call from anyone saying ‘I don’t need my children reading this.’ Never. Ever. However, a story about two women exchanging marriage vows and we get […]
Quote of the Day: First Baptist Church of Dallas
By Ron Ribiat — February 21, 2013
(RNS) “First Baptist is a church built on the truth of Scripture, even though at times that approach can be perceived as controversial or counter to the prevailing winds of culture.” — First Baptist Church of Dallas, in a statement reported by The Dallas Morning News, after quarterback Tim Tebow decided not to appear at […]
Quote of the Day: New York Times columnist Bill Keller
By Ron Ribiat — February 19, 2013
“Pope Benedict, tweeting as @Pontifex, has 1.5 million followers, which is pretty good, but he has tweeted exactly 35 times — and the messages read like boilerplate composed by a dutiful intern.” – New York Times columnist, writing about Pope Benedict XVI
Quote of the Day: Papal biographer Peter Seewald
By Ron Ribiat — February 18, 2013
“His hearing had deteriorated. He couldn’t see with his left eye. His body had become so thin that the tailors had difficulty in keeping up with newly fitted clothes … I’d never seen him so exhausted-looking, so worn down.” — Papal biographer Peter Seewald, recounting his visit with Pope Benedict XVI about 10 weeks ago. He […]
Quote of the Day: Christian music artist “Carman” Licciardello
By Ron Ribiat — February 15, 2013
“I will not leave this world quietly and I want the devil to know that he put cancer on absolutely the wrong Italian.” – Christian music artist “Carman” Licciardello, announcing on Facebook that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
Quote of the Day: Pope Benedict XVI
By Ron Ribiat — February 14, 2013
“Though I am now retiring to a life of prayer, I will always be close to all of you and I am sure all of you will be close to me, even though I remain hidden to the world.” – Pope Benedict XVI, speaking to a group of Roman priests on Thursday.
Quote of the Day: Daniel Cox of Public Religion Research Institute
By Ron Ribiat — February 13, 2013
“One thing you have to remember about mainline Protestants is that they tend to be older and be in longstanding relationships, and both those things are negatively correlated with having sex on Valentine’s Day.” – Daniel Cox, research director of Public Religion Research Institute, explaining a new poll which found that mainline Protestants are the […]
Quote of the Day: New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan
By Ron Ribiat — February 12, 2013
“No. Crazy people cannot enter the conclave.” — New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, asked by “Today Show” host Matt Lauer if he could vote for himself for pope in the upcoming papal conclave.
Quote of the Day: Pope Benedict XVI
By Ron Ribiat — February 11, 2013
“After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.” – Pope Benedict XVI, in announcing his resignation from the papacy.
Quote of the Day: Grace and Megan Phelps-Roper
By Ron Ribiat — February 8, 2013
“We know that we’ve done and said things that hurt people. Inflicting pain on others wasn’t the goal, but it was one of the outcomes. We wish it weren’t so, and regret that hurt.” — Grace and Megan Phelps-Roper, granddaughters of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, in a statement announcing their departure from the […]
Quote of the Day: President Obama
By Ron Ribiat — February 7, 2013
“Faith is not a possession. Faith is a process.” – President Obama, speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast
Quote of the Day: Hospice volunteer Lizzy Miles
By Ron Ribiat — February 6, 2013
(RNS) “A lot of people who come are just trying to figure it out. They want to figure out what death — and life — should be all about.” — Lizzy Miles, a hospice volunteer in Columbus, Ohio, who hosts a monthly “Death Café” discussion about death and dying at a Panera restaurant. She was […]
Quote of the Day: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg
By Ron Ribiat — February 5, 2013
(RNS) “A Polish Jew in an Episcopal graveyard in a largely Dominican neighborhood. What could be more New York?” – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking of his late predecessor Ed Koch, who was buried at Trinity Church Cemetery. He was quoted by USA Today.
Quote of the Day: ‘The Bachelor’ contestant Selma Alameri
By Ron Ribiat — February 4, 2013
(RNS) “My family didn’t say, ‘Don’t show emotion and don’t fall in love.’ They simply said, ‘Don’t make out with somebody on television.’ I don’t need to make out with a man to know whether I like him.” – `The Bachelor’ contestant Selma Alameri, who was born into a Muslim family in Iraq, telling reporters […]
