Member Quotes

You guys are a brilliant group of young men and women. More often than not, you say very insightful comments. Here they are, immortalized on our website.

"I don't usually worry about secrets when I think about trusting someone. I'm usually more concerned with whether or not I can trust that the person is going to accept who I am as a person."- Franco (Trust)

"I feel like it's important to remind yourself that, when your trust is betrayed, that the paths created are opportunities to learn and can lead us to gates that will allow us to grow as a person, and if you close yourself off, then you will be limiting your development as a person." -Rachael (Trust)

"I think it's hard to find the right friend because you can find a friend easily, but then get to know them and realize that they aren't good for you. So it's easy to find a friend, but hard to find a good friend." -Mary (Relationship with Others: Friends)

"It's hard in a sense because we can’t understand him. But it can also be easy if we trust in him." -Mary (Prayer and Relationship with God)

“It's sad because the world makes you start to wonder that if God is so great, why are you constantly being put down for having a relationship with him?” -Rachael (Prayer and Relationship with God)

" I think breathing and praying helps. Or stepping out or moving to another place. I think you can't get rid of temptation but we can try to prevent it." -Nicole (Sin and Temptation)

"I don't think you can fully resist temptation. I think you can forget it for sometime by distracting yourself. But temptation will come in." -Mary (Sin and Temptation)

"I think we can overcome them in the moment, but I don't think we'll be able to stay away from them forever since they are a part of who we are since they are part of our human nature. They will consistently appear in our lives and. while these temptations are natural, they give us the opportunity to choose good and follow the right path." - Rachael (Seven Deadly Sins)

"I think tolerance is a little hard because its a multistep process just like relationships with others and trust, So it takes steps to build up tolerance." -Mary (Tolerance and Equality)

" I think one way we can teach tolerance is by asking the person how they would feel if someone treated them that way or saying something mean to them?" -Mary (Tolerance and Equality)

"It showed that even the most seemingly egotistical request can be used for others." -Matthew E. (Purpose)

"We have to find ways to help others because we are one family and all our lives are intertwined." -Rachael (Purpose)

"The time you use on your phone is valuable and cannot be replaced. So when you use that time, you can't ever get back." -Mary (Technology)

"Inspiration is an internal reaction to an external thing that provides you the beginning pieces of a puzzle you may not have even known you needed to solve/finish." -Rachael (Motivation and Inspiration)

"I feel like the world kind of puts the feeling of motivation upon you, but if you're not actively looking for it, then it then you won't get more of it. I feel like I was unintentionally motivated before knowing why." -Franco (Motivation and Inspiration)