Quotes by Hélder Câmara

Hélder Câmara (1909–1999) — Erzbischof · Katholisch · Brasilien

Dom Hélder Câmara (1909–1999) war ein brasilianischer römisch-katholischer Geistlicher und von 1964 bis 1985 Erzbischof von Olinda und Recife. Er wurde als Wegbereiter der Befreiungstheologie und gewaltfreier Kritiker der brasilianischen Militärdiktatur bekannt, stand jedoch wegen früher Sympathien für den Integralismus und von Kritikern erhobener Marxismus-Vorwürfe auch in der Kritik. Für heutige Bibelleser steht sein Wirken für die Verknüpfung von Evangelium und praktischer Solidarität mit gesellschaftlich Benachteiligten.

Era: The 20th Century

Recurring topics: Justice & Commitment, Ethical Questions, Peace & Rest, Faith & Trust, Hope & Confidence, Love, Service & Love of Neighbour, Guidance & God's Will

Quotes by Hélder Câmara

Say yes to the surprises that cross your plans, ruin your dreams, give your day - perhaps your life - a completely different direction. They are not chance. Give the heavenly Father the freedom to determine your days.
Hélder Câmara

Do people burden you? Do not carry them on your shoulders. Enfold them in your heart.
Hélder Câmara

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist.
Hélder Câmara

You can't take a checkbook with you into death. In the face of eternity, only one currency counts: love that was done, love that was lived.
Hélder Câmara

Keep your language. Love its sounds, its modulation, its rhythm. But try to march together with men of different languages, remote from your own, who wish like you for a more just and human world.
Hélder Câmara

When one dreams alone, it is only a dream. When many dream together, it is the beginning of a new reality.
Hélder Câmara

Violence attracts violence. Let us repeat fearlessly and ceaselessly: injustices bring revolt.
Hélder Câmara

Without justice and love, peace will always be a great illusion.
Hélder Câmara

A person without religion is a wanderer without a destination, a questioner without an answer, a fighter without victory, and one who dies without new life.
Hélder Câmara

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